Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 29 December 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Air America, lsf China Airlines
Registration Number: EM-3
Location: Dalat/Cam-Ly –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: C-53 B-1531 aircraftC-53 B-1531 aircraft
Category: Accident
A AirAmerica leased C-53 B-1531 to China Air Lines for Vietnam operations. The pilot failed to safely stop the aircraft on the runway, resulting in a significant crash. The aircraft landed on a steep slope, pivoted, and ultimately came to rest with substantial damage. Components were recovered in January 1974.A AirAmerica leased C-53 B-1531 to China Air Lines for Vietnam operations. The pilot failed to safely stop the aircraft on the runway, resulting in a significant crash. The aircraft landed on a steep slope, pivoted, and ultimately came to rest with substantial damage. Components were recovered in January 1974.
Description
Air America leased China Air Lines’ C-53 B-1531 for their Vietnam operations and re-registered the plane EM-3. On landing at Dalat/Cam-Ly (V-08) the pilot was unable to safely stop the aircraft prior to reaching the end of the runway, so he elected to ground loop the aircraft to the left and departed the runway on a heading of 250 degrees; the aircraft came to rest on a very steep slope after traveling 180 feet off the end of the runway, pivoting into a final heading of 223 degrees. The aircraft was substantially damaged and was abandoned due to reported land mines at the crash site. Components were salvaged in January 1974.
Primary Cause
Pilot error and inadequate control during landing.Pilot error and inadequate control during landing.Share on:
