Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 July 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Air Lines
Registration Number: ET-T-5
Location: Gore Airport (GOR) –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft overran a wet runway, intentionally grounding looped, resulting in a crash into rocks and damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was subsequently turned into the Ethiopian Air Lines site office at Gore.A DC-3 aircraft overran a wet runway, intentionally grounding looped, resulting in a crash into rocks and damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was subsequently turned into the Ethiopian Air Lines site office at Gore.
Description
The DC-3 overran the wet Gore runway. The pilot intentionally ground looped the airplane. It skidded into rocks, causing the right undercarriage to collapse. The fuselage was turned into the Ethiopian Air Lines site office at Gore.
Primary Cause
Intentional grounding loop and subsequent crash into rocks.Intentional grounding loop and subsequent crash into rocks.Share on:
