Narrative:
The DC-3 banked to the left on takeoff and swerved off the runway. The aircraft was on a test flight following overhaul and it appeared that the aileron cables were cross-connected.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1963 |
| Time: | 11:33 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Air Lines |
| Registration: | ET-AAT |
| MSN: | 13483 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18245 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Addis Ababa-Lideta Airport ( Ethiopia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa-Lideta Airport (HAAL), Ethiopia |
| Addis Ababa-Lideta Airport (HAAL), Ethiopia |
The DC-3 banked to the left on takeoff and swerved off the runway. The aircraft was on a test flight following overhaul and it appeared that the aileron cables were cross-connected.
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