Vliegtuigongeval op 20 JAN 1954 met Douglas DC-3A N49551 - Kansas City, MO
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:woensdag 20 januari 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3A
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Zantop Air Transport
Registratie: N49551
Constructienummer: 4940
Bouwjaar: 1942
Motoren: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Kansas City, MO (   Verenigde Staten)
Fase: Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:Vracht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI (JXN/KJXN), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS, Verenigde Staten
Beschrijving:
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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Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (49-51)


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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI en Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS bedraagt 916 km (572 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.
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