Narrative:
The Zantop DC-3 was on a runway 21 ADF approach when it crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. The loss of control resulted from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds."
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1954 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A |
| Operator: | Zantop Air Transport |
| Registration: | N49551 |
| MSN: | 4940 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kansas City, MO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI (JXN/KJXN), United States of America |
| Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS, United States of America |
The Zantop DC-3 was on a runway 21 ADF approach when it crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. The loss of control resulted from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
IcingLoss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (49-51)Photos
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 Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI to Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS as the crow flies is 916 km (572 miles).
Distance from Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI to Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS as the crow flies is 916 km (572 miles).
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