Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 March 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KK122
Location: L’isola di Ischia –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Dakota C.4Dakota C.4
Category: Accident
A severe and prolonged period of poor visibility over the island of Ischia resulted in a collision with a hill.A severe and prolonged period of poor visibility over the island of Ischia resulted in a collision with a hill.
Description
Poor visibility over the island of Ischia caused the Dakota C.4 to fly into a hill.
Primary Cause
Poor visibility over the island of IschiaPoor visibility over the island of IschiaShare on:
