Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 September 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Kalinga Airlines
Registration Number: VT-CGB
Location: W of Wadi Halfa –
ÿ Sudan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft R/T equipmentAircraft R/T equipment
Category: Accident
On September 12, 1957, a Douglas C-47 aircraft crashed near Station Six on the Wadi Halfa to Atbara Railway, approximately 10 miles east of Jeddah. The aircraft was returning from a flight carrying Muslim pilgrims from Aden to Jeddah and was subsequently lost en route to Aden. The crash occurred southwest of Jeddah, with the destination being south-southeast of Jeddah.On September 12, 1957, a Douglas C-47 aircraft crashed near Station Six on the Wadi Halfa to Atbara Railway, approximately 10 miles east of Jeddah. The aircraft was returning from a flight carrying Muslim pilgrims from Aden to Jeddah and was subsequently lost en route to Aden. The crash occurred southwest of Jeddah, with the destination being south-southeast of Jeddah.
Description
The Douglas C-47 had flown muslim pilgrims from Aden to Jeddah and was returning empty to Aden. At night, it struck high ground some 10 miles east of Station Six on the Wadi Halfa to Atbara Railway. While the destination Aden is south-southeast of Jeddah, the aircraft crashed southwest of Jeddah. PROBABLE CAUSE: “A navigational error on the part of the captain. This error was severely aggravated by the lack of proper radio aids from the destination airport, the unserviceability of the aircraft R/T equipment, and to a lesser degree the physical condition of the crew. The secondary cause was the aircraft coming into close proximity of high ground due to the captains uncertainty of his position.”
Primary Cause
Navigational error by the captain, exacerbated by insufficient radio aids, unserviceable R/T equipment, and the crew’s uncertainty of position.Navigational error by the captain, exacerbated by insufficient radio aids, unserviceable R/T equipment, and the crew’s uncertainty of position.Share on:
