Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 12 December 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-CHF
Location: 1,2 km from Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport (NAG) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Left engineLeft engine
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft lost height rapidly after takeoff and crashed in a field, sustaining significant damage and burning. The incident was likely caused by a pilot’s deliberate and risky maneuver ? a steep left-hand turn coupled with an unsafe altitude and a failed engine shutdown ? resulting in a loss of critical height and subsequent fire.A DC-3 aircraft lost height rapidly after takeoff and crashed in a field, sustaining significant damage and burning. The incident was likely caused by a pilot’s deliberate and risky maneuver ? a steep left-hand turn coupled with an unsafe altitude and a failed engine shutdown ? resulting in a loss of critical height and subsequent fire.
Description
The DC-3 lost height quickly after takeoff and crashed in a field and burst into flames some 4000 feet from the airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Loss of critical height during a steep left hand turn, with the undercarriage down, executed by the pilot at an unsafe altitude in an attempt to return to the aerodrome, after experiencing a temporary loss of power of the left engine soon after getting airborne. A false right engine fire warning precipitated the attempt at a forced landing.”
Source of Information
http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/683431/http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/683431/Primary Cause
Loss of critical height during a steep left-hand turn, with the undercarriage down, executed by the pilot at an unsafe altitude in an attempt to return to the aerodrome, after experiencing a temporary loss of power of the left engine soon after getting airborne.Loss of critical height during a steep left-hand turn, with the undercarriage down, executed by the pilot at an unsafe altitude in an attempt to return to the aerodrome, after experiencing a temporary loss of power of the left engine soon after getting airborne.Share on:
