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.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 19 April 1975 |
| Type: |  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)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB/GLRB), Liberia |
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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 16.05.1975Photos
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