Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 September 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN536
Location: N of Taiping –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Pilot controls and aircraft stability systems.Pilot controls and aircraft stability systems.
Category: Accident
A Dakota C.4 aircraft, operating a SAR mission, entered a narrow valley and experienced a loss of altitude, resulting in a crash.A Dakota C.4 aircraft, operating a SAR mission, entered a narrow valley and experienced a loss of altitude, resulting in a crash.
Description
The Dakota C.4 was operating on a SAR mission looking for a missing Spitfire plane. It entered a narrow valley but the pilot was unable to climb out of it. The airplane flew into high grounds and crashed.
Primary Cause
Loss of control and altitude during a maneuver in a narrow valley.Loss of control and altitude during a maneuver in a narrow valley.Share on:
