Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 January 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: Zantop Air Transport
Registration Number: N49551
Location: Kansas City, MO –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The aircraft itselfThe aircraft itself
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Zantop DC-3 aircraft crashed on runway 21 ADF during an approach, resulting from a loss of control due to ice accumulation and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds.A Zantop DC-3 aircraft crashed on runway 21 ADF during an approach, resulting from a loss of control due to ice accumulation and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds.
Description
The Zantop DC-3 was on a runway 21 ADF approach when it crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. The loss of control resulted from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds.”
Primary Cause
The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery, resulting from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds.The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery, resulting from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds.Share on:
