Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 MAR 1946 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN614 |
| C/n / msn: | 16513/33261 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Singapore-Kallang RAF Station (Singapore) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Kallang RAF Station, Singapore |
| ? |
On takeoff from RAF Kallang an engine lost power. The Dakota lost directional control and the undercarriage was raised in an attempt to stop the plane.
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.
