Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 15 MEI 1954 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-30-DK |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Jamair |
| Registratie: | VT-DGO |
| Constructienummer: | 16186/32934 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Saugaon (India) |
| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
| Saugaon, India |
The DC-3 touched down at Saugaon after a high approach. An overshoot was immenent, but the pilot realised that the aircraft could not be pulled up before the end of the runway. He retracted the undercarriage, causing the plane to slid off the runway, coming to rest at the edge of a deep drain.
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» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (174)
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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.
