Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 August 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4
Owner/operator: Iranian Airways
Registration Number: EP-ADK
Location: 6 km from Rudsar –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: No. 1 EngineNo. 1 Engine
Category: Unlawful Interference
A DC-4 aircraft lost its altitude and direction during a cargo flight to Beirut, subsequently encountering a shooting incident near Russian airspace. The plane sustained damage to its engine nacelle and wing structure due to a shot, resulting in a fire in the no. 1 engine and feathering of the prop. The crew initiated an emergency wheels-up landing on the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea following the fuel tank low fuel indication.A DC-4 aircraft lost its altitude and direction during a cargo flight to Beirut, subsequently encountering a shooting incident near Russian airspace. The plane sustained damage to its engine nacelle and wing structure due to a shot, resulting in a fire in the no. 1 engine and feathering of the prop. The crew initiated an emergency wheels-up landing on the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea following the fuel tank low fuel indication.
Description
The DC-4 was flying back to Tehran after a cargo flight to Beirut at FL130-FL150 when it became lost. The plane is presumed to have flown over Russian territory and was shot at by an unidentified plane, causing damage to the no. 1 engine nacelle and wing structure. The no. 1 engine caught fire, forcing the crew to extinguish it and feather the prop. A little later the no. 4 engine had to be shut down and the prop feathered because of a no. 4 fuel tank low fuel indication. This situation forced the crew to make an emergency wheels-up landing on the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to faulty navigation.”
Primary Cause
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