ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) NC52710 Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA)
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Date:Friday 4 April 1947
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Operator:International Air Freight
Registration: NC52710
MSN: 19095
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA) (   United States of America)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The no. 2 engine failed on takeoff just before the crew could raise the landing gear. The pilot failed to feather the propeller. The DC-3 had insufficient airspeed and headed for an obstruction. The pilot then cut both engines and ditched the plane in a lake.

Classification:
Ditching

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