Flugunfall 26 MAR 1965 einer Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) VR-AAA - Hadibo
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Freitag 26 März 1965
Zeit:08:15
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:Aden Airways
Kennzeichen: VR-AAA
Werknummer: 25586/14141
Baujahr: 1944
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 14
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 17
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Hadibo (   Yemen)
Flugphase: Landung (LDG)
Betriebsart:Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Riyan Airport (RIY/ODAR), Yemen
Flug nach:Hadibo, Yemen
Unfallbericht:
On landing the aircraft did not decelerate as expected. To avoid overrunning the runway into the sea, the pilot groundlooped the plane to the left. The right undercarriage collapsed as a result.

Probable Cause:

OPINION: "The accident resulted from lack of knowledge of aerodrome runway characteristics on the part of the captain combined with a down-wind component which was difficult to determine without adequate wind indication on the ground."



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