Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 05 FEB 1947 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) |
| Operador: | International Air Freight |
| Registración: | NC54451 |
| Numéro de série: | 13873/25318 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Harrington, DL (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | New York (unknown airport), NY, Estados Unidos de América |
| Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU), Estados Unidos de América |
The aircraft diverted to Harrington because of no. 2 engine rpm reduction. The DC-3 approached downwind, overshot and struck some trees. In appeared that there were nearly 2 ounces of water in the carburetor fuel passages.
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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.
