Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 August 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FL603
Location: near Dahanu –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Port wingPort wing
Category: Accident
A Dakota III transport plane experienced a catastrophic loss of power and control during a routine flight from Bombay to Karachi. The port wing detached in flight, resulting in engine and nacelle loss, leading to a crash near Dahanu.A Dakota III transport plane experienced a catastrophic loss of power and control during a routine flight from Bombay to Karachi. The port wing detached in flight, resulting in engine and nacelle loss, leading to a crash near Dahanu.
Description
The Dakota III transport plane operated on a routine transport flight from Bombay at 07:25 hours en route for Karachi, when it appears that after being airborne for half an hour the port wing became detached in flight followed by the loss of the port engine and nacelle. The aircraft crashed near the village of Dahanu.
Source of Information
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0654, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_006–1-.pdfhttp://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0654, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_006–1-.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to detached port wing during flight.Loss of control due to detached port wing during flight.Share on:
