Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 FEB 1946 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-20-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN205 |
| C/n / msn: | 15625/27070 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Saigon (Vietnam) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Dakota C.4 suffered a runaway of both props. A belly landing was performed in a padi field after which the aircraft caught fire.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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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.
