Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 August 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN336
Location: near Salalah Airport (SLL) –
ÿ Oman
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system and potentially the autopilot)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system and potentially the autopilot)
Category: Accident
A Dakota C.4 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during approach to Salalah, resulting in a ground impact.A Dakota C.4 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during approach to Salalah, resulting in a ground impact.
Description
The Dakota C.4 flew into the ground while approaching Salalah in clouds.
Source of Information
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=58565http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=58565Primary Cause
Turbulence and loss of control due to rapidly changing cloud conditions.Turbulence and loss of control due to rapidly changing cloud conditions.Share on:
