Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 26 MAR 1946 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47B-25-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registración: | KN366 |
| Numéro de série: | 15987/32735 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Lantau Island (Hong Kong) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Prueba Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
The Dakota C.4 had carried out a test flight from Kai Tak when it flew into a cloud-shrouded mountain on Lantau Island.
Fuentes:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
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.
