Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 January 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN659
Location: Vadodara –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: One engineOne engine
Category: Accident
An engine failure on one aircraft resulted in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.An engine failure on one aircraft resulted in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.
Description
One engine was shut down and the propeller feathered. When the second engine ran out of fuel a forced landing was carried out.
Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion of one engine.Fuel exhaustion of one engine.Share on:
