Incident Overview
Date: Monday 5 March 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48483
Location: Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.The aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a go-around attempt, resulting in a significant crash.A single-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a go-around attempt, resulting in a significant crash.
Description
Crashed while attempting a single-engine go-around.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a combination of pilot error and potentially unstable aircraft conditions.Loss of control due to a combination of pilot error and potentially unstable aircraft conditions.Share on:
