Date:	Saturday 8 October 1949
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KN435
MSN:	32864/16116
Year of manufacture:	1945
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP) -   Libya
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The RAF Dakota was preparing for takeoff from Castel Benito when engine power was lost. The propeller was feathered but the airplane continued to lose height. A forced landing was carried out during which an undercarriage leg collapsed.

BAAA-ACRO
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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