Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 October 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KJ957
Location: 37 km E of Chiringa –
ÿ Bangladesh
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and flight control systems.Aircraft structure and flight control systems.
Category: Accident

A commercial airplane experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and visibility during flight within turbulent cumulo nimbus clouds at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The aircraft subsequently broke up in flight.A commercial airplane experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and visibility during flight within turbulent cumulo nimbus clouds at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The aircraft subsequently broke up in flight.
Description
The airplane flew into cumulo nimbus clouds at 14,000 feet and disappeared. It is presumed to have broken up in flight.
Primary Cause
Turbulent cumulo nimbus clouds and the resulting loss of altitude and visibility.Turbulent cumulo nimbus clouds and the resulting loss of altitude and visibility.Share on: