Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 9 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: CSA Ceskoslovensk Aerolinie
Registration Number: OK-XDG
Location: near Dobrov¡ze –
ÿ Czech Republic
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A CSA flight departing Amsterdam at 12:05 for Prague experienced a series of complications. The aircraft entered a holding pattern over the Ruzyne beacon at 15:36, then descended to 1700 meters, and subsequently initiated a descent for the airport. Due to adverse weather, four missed approaches were undertaken, culminating in a Pan Am Lockheed Constellation attempting to land but failing, ultimately forcing a ground landing in a field. The C-47 aircraft ran out of fuel and landed in a field, resulting in injuries to Captain Irving and the flight engineer.A CSA flight departing Amsterdam at 12:05 for Prague experienced a series of complications. The aircraft entered a holding pattern over the Ruzyne beacon at 15:36, then descended to 1700 meters, and subsequently initiated a descent for the airport. Due to adverse weather, four missed approaches were undertaken, culminating in a Pan Am Lockheed Constellation attempting to land but failing, ultimately forcing a ground landing in a field. The C-47 aircraft ran out of fuel and landed in a field, resulting in injuries to Captain Irving and the flight engineer.
Description
The CSA flight departed Amsterdam at 12:05 for a flight to Prague. At 15:36 the aircraft arrived over the Ruzyne beacon and entered a holding pattern at 1700 m altitude. At 16:25 the crew started a descent for the airport. Due to bad weather conditions four missed approaches were carried out. After the fourth approach a Pan Am Lockheed Constellation tried to land, but failed as well and continued to Brussels. In the meantime the C-47 had run out of fuel and force landed in a field. Captain Irving and the flight engineer were injured.
Primary Cause
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