Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 March 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Seaboard & Western Airlines
Registration Number: N74644
Location: Keflav¡k International Airport (KEF) –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (likely wings, fuselage, or control surfaces).Aircraft structure (likely wings, fuselage, or control surfaces).
Category: Accident
A C-54 aircraft experienced a hard landing due to encountering significant frozen snow banks during a GCA approach, resulting in damage and fire.A C-54 aircraft experienced a hard landing due to encountering significant frozen snow banks during a GCA approach, resulting in damage and fire.
Description
The C-54 drifted to the side of the runway following a GCA approach, struck hard frozen snow banks and caught fire.
Primary Cause
Frozen snow banks on the runway during the approach.Frozen snow banks on the runway during the approach.Share on:
