ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333138
| Date: | Monday 4 March 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-30655 |
| MSN: | 13806 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bentwaters RAF Station (BWY) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The aircraft was undergoing a high speed taxi check on the runway when it departed the runway mid-field on the left side. The pilot attempted to ground-loop the aircraft but it crashed into a grove of trees. The rudder lock had not been removed before the test, leading to this accident.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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