Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 4 November 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 80
Location: near Dinjan –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-47 aircraft enginesC-47 aircraft engines
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft experienced engine failure while on final approach, resulting in a landing in a rice paddy in dense fog. The engines failed abruptly.A C-47 aircraft experienced engine failure while on final approach, resulting in a landing in a rice paddy in dense fog. The engines failed abruptly.
Description
Both engines quit on base leg of the approach. The C-47 landed in a rice patty in the fog.
Primary Cause
Engine failure during final approach.Engine failure during final approach.Share on:
