Status: | |
Datum: | Montag 4 Februar 1952 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Sabena |
Kennzeichen: | OO-CBN |
Werknummer: | 13450 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 12 / Insassen: 12 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 16 / Insassen: 16 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 20 km (12.5 Meilen) von Kikwit ( Kongo/Kinshasa)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Costermansville Airport (BKY/FZMA), Kongo/Kinshasa |
Flug nach: | Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), Kongo/Kinshasa |
Unfallbericht:A propeller failed in-flight. Debris cut some cables, causing a loss of control.
The C-47 was en route from Costermansville (now Bukavu) to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa).
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The control cables in the fuselage were sheared by the right propeller which had been projected following a shaft failure caused by the sudden stopping of the engine caused by fatigue failure of No. 6 piston lug."
Informationsquelle:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 53)
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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 Costermansville Airport to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 1494 km (934 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.