Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 May 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47D
Owner/operator: Royal Hellenic Air Force
Registration Number: 49-2612
Location: near Daegu Air Base –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder) and potentially the aircraft’s aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder) and potentially the aircraft’s aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a crash into a mountainous terrain.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a crash into a mountainous terrain.
Description
Crashed into mountain after takeoff.
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff due to inadequate control surface operation and/or wind conditions.Loss of control during takeoff due to inadequate control surface operation and/or wind conditions.Share on:
