ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) EL-AAB Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB)
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Date:Saturday 19 April 1975
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Air Liberia
Registration: EL-AAB
MSN: 12054
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB) (   Liberia)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB/GLRB), Liberia
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
At 72 knots IAS in takeoff, the aircraft started yawing to the right. The pilot couldn't counter the yaw and the aircraft ran off the side of the runway. Both gears were sheared off and the DC-3 came to rest 160 m from the runway edge.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Deflation of the right tire.

Sources:
» Aviation News 16.05.1975


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