Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 July 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KP237
Location: Char Chapli –
ÿ Bangladesh
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Dakota aircraft was dispatched to Char Chapli to evacuate a radar station, resulting in its abandonment due to difficult landing conditions on the beach.A Dakota aircraft was dispatched to Char Chapli to evacuate a radar station, resulting in its abandonment due to difficult landing conditions on the beach.
Description
The Dakota was flown to Char Chapli to evacuate an isolated radar station. It bogged down when landing in the beach and was abandoned there because it was too difficult to salvage the plane.
Primary Cause
Difficult landing conditions on the beach.Difficult landing conditions on the beach.Share on:
