Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 November 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Argentina – FAA
Registration Number: T-18
Location: Bah¡a Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport, BA (BHI) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft components (propellers, engines, fairings, accessories).Aircraft components (propellers, engines, fairings, accessories).
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing with collision with obstacles, resulting in significant damage to its propellers, engines, fairings, and accessories. The aircraft was not repaired and was withdrawn from service in October 1948.A C-47 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing with collision with obstacles, resulting in significant damage to its propellers, engines, fairings, and accessories. The aircraft was not repaired and was withdrawn from service in October 1948.
Description
Collided with obstacles during landing causing the landing gear to collapse. Both propellers, engines fairings and accessories were damaged. The airplane was not repaired and withdrawn from use in October 1948. The fuselage was used to repair another C-47, T-17, that had been involved in an accident.
Source of Information
http://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2010/04/t-31-c-47a-85-dl-cn-20093.htmlhttp://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2010/04/t-31-c-47a-85-dl-cn-20093.htmlPrimary Cause
Landing collision with obstacles during landing.Landing collision with obstacles during landing.Share on:
