Accident
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 29 JUN 1953 |
| Zeit: | 17:26 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-3A |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Western Air Lines |
| Kennzeichen: | N15569 |
| Werknummer: | 4887 |
| Baujahr: | 1942 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 30793 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Ausbildungsflug |
| Flug von: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA |
After completion of major overhaul on the DC-3, a routine test flight was made. The right wing dropped and struck the ground immediately after lifting off runway 25R. The right wing broke off and the aircraft cart wheeled to a stop.
It appeared that the elevator control cables were reversed.
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 39-AN/34 (92-94)
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Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
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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.
