Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 November 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KP223
Location: Schnberg –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The Dakota C.4 aircraft’s navigation and control systems.The Dakota C.4 aircraft’s navigation and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Dakota C.4 aircraft crashed and caught fire approximately 15 km east of the Lbeck-Blankensee RAF Station during a Blind Approach Beam System (BABAS) approach to a military airlift operation. The incident occurred during the Berlin Airlift.A Dakota C.4 aircraft crashed and caught fire approximately 15 km east of the Lbeck-Blankensee RAF Station during a Blind Approach Beam System (BABAS) approach to a military airlift operation. The incident occurred during the Berlin Airlift.
Description
The Dakota C.4 was on a Blind Approach Beam System (BABS) approach to Lbeck-Blankensee RAF Station during the Berlin Airlift when it crashed and caught fire 15 km ENE of the air base.
Source of Information
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/148884-names-on-berlin-airlift-memorialhttps://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/148884-names-on-berlin-airlift-memorialPrimary Cause
Possible sensor malfunction leading to a misinterpretation of the environment and subsequent loss of control.Possible sensor malfunction leading to a misinterpretation of the environment and subsequent loss of control.Share on:
