Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 June 1986
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Kuvvetleri
Registration Number: 43-16395
Location: near Kayseri-Erkilet Air Base (ASR) –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The aircraft?s primary flight control system, specifically the rudder, experienced a complete failure.The aircraft?s primary flight control system, specifically the rudder, experienced a complete failure.
Category: Accident
A test flight involving a single aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during flight.A test flight involving a single aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during flight.
Description
Crashed during a test flight.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? a critical component failure resulted in loss of control and subsequent crash.Mechanical failure ? a critical component failure resulted in loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
