Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 January 1982
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54E-15-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Aronavale
Registration Number: 49148
Location: 10 km E of Noumea-Tontouta Airport (NOU) –
ÿ New Caledonia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The C-54 aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.The C-54 aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A C-54 aircraft experienced a significant incident during a touch-and-go maneuver near Noumea-Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia. After ten touch-and-goes, the aircraft turned left and impacted a mountain.A C-54 aircraft experienced a significant incident during a touch-and-go maneuver near Noumea-Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia. After ten touch-and-goes, the aircraft turned left and impacted a mountain.
Description
The C-54 was practicing touch-and-goes from the North to the South at Noumea-Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia. After the tenth touch-and-go the airplane turned left and impacted Mt. Kokorta at an altitude of 1002 meters.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.comhttp://www.pacificwrecks.comPrimary Cause
Loss of control during a complex maneuver.Loss of control during a complex maneuver.Share on:
