Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 January 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN557
Location: 8 km S of Marseille –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: C-47 aircraft’s navigation system and flight control systems.C-47 aircraft’s navigation system and flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 aircraft experienced a navigational error, causing it to deviate from its planned route and crash into a hillside in adverse weather conditions. Two survivors were reported.A Douglas C-47 aircraft experienced a navigational error, causing it to deviate from its planned route and crash into a hillside in adverse weather conditions. Two survivors were reported.
Description
The Douglas C-47 flew off course until it crashed into a hill in poor weather. There were two survivors.
Source of Information
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7386-accident-of-Dakota-IV-KN557-15th-January-1946http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7386-accident-of-Dakota-IV-KN557-15th-January-1946Primary Cause
Incorrect navigation and adverse weather conditions.Incorrect navigation and adverse weather conditions.Share on:
