ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL Dakota 3 G-AJVZ Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Tuesday 27 March 1951
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-75-DL Dakota 3
Operator:Air Transport Charter
Registration: G-AJVZ
MSN: 19361
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN/EGCC), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, United Kingdom
Narrative:
Crashed when an engine failed in icing conditions.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The inability of the aircraft to gain height shortly after becoming airborne, due to loss of engine power caused by ice formation in the carburetor intakes attributable to the captain's failure to make use of the heat controls. An extended undercarriage and the presence of snow on the wings may have been contributory factors."

Sources:
» ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest No.2, Circular 24-AN/21 (83-85)


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