Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 March 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN300
Location: Iringa-Nduli Airport (IRI) –
ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Dakota aircraft experienced a landing maneuver on a wet airstrip, resulting in a collision with a tree.A Dakota aircraft experienced a landing maneuver on a wet airstrip, resulting in a collision with a tree.
Description
The Dakota swung on landing. It ran off the side of the wet grass airstrip and struck a tree.
Primary Cause
Wet airstrip conditions and a sudden landing caused by a loss of control.Wet airstrip conditions and a sudden landing caused by a loss of control.Share on:
