Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 August 1958
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3)
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Registration Number: JA5045
Location: 17 km NNW off Toshima –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-3 aircraft crashed into the sea off the Izu Isles following engine failure approximately one hour after takeoff from Tokyo. The engine number one failed.A Douglas DC-3 aircraft crashed into the sea off the Izu Isles following engine failure approximately one hour after takeoff from Tokyo. The engine number one failed.
Description
The Douglas DC-3 crashed into the sea off the Izu Isles, after engine no.1 had failed about one hour after takeoff from Tokyo.
Primary Cause
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