Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 October 1965
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Kalinga Airlines
Registration Number: VT-AUQ
Location: 37 km N of Mohanbari –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A small aircraft crashed during a supply drop, resulting from a pilot’s complete loss of control due to an ejected sleeping bag containing a ball-shaped object. The object lodged over the port tail plane.A small aircraft crashed during a supply drop, resulting from a pilot’s complete loss of control due to an ejected sleeping bag containing a ball-shaped object. The object lodged over the port tail plane.
Description
Crashed while dropping supplies. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft crashed as a result of complete loss of control experienced by the pilot, after a sleeping bag, ejected as part of an air drop consignment, got lodged and ballooned over the port tail plane.”
Primary Cause
Pilot loss of control due to an ejected object.Pilot loss of control due to an ejected object.Share on:
