Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 January 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN363
Location: off Hainan Island, South China Sea –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Fuel pipesFuel pipes
Category: Accident
A fuel pipe blockage resulted in both engines failing, leading to the aircraft being ditched in the South China Sea.A fuel pipe blockage resulted in both engines failing, leading to the aircraft being ditched in the South China Sea.
Description
A fuel pipe blockage presumably caused both engines to fail. The aircraft was ditched in the South China Sea.
Primary Cause
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