ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335559
| Date: | Monday 28 July 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B Dakota IVP (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 984 |
| MSN: | 27135/15690 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA (FMH) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Hubert RCAF Station, QC (YHU/CYHU) |
| Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA (FMH/KFMH) |
The Dakota 984 from the RCAF No. 104 Communications Flight swung and ground looped while landing without having
the tail wheel locked at Otis AFB, Massachusetts, USA. The landing gear was severely damaged. The aircraft was repaired and
converted into a ground instructional airframe.
N.B. One source stated the location of the accident as being RCAF Station St. Hubert.
Sources:
John Bradley
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