Status: | |
Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
Time: | 08:15 |
Type: | Lockheed Lodestar II (C-60) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | EW983 |
MSN: | 18-2138 |
First flight: | 1941 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | St. Thomas Mount (Madras) ( India)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Madras Airport (MAA/VOMM), India |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A lack of power on engine no. 2 caused the plane to swing to the right. The pilot overcorrected to the left, causing the aircraft to run towards buildings. The pilot retracted the undercarriage to avoid a collision.
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.