Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 02 DEC 1978 |
| Tijd: | 13:13 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | SMB Stage Line |
| Registratie: | N41447 |
| Constructienummer: | 12987 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Des Moines, IA (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Chicago (unknown airport), IL, Verenigde Staten |
| Des Moines Airport, IA (DSM/KDSM), Verenigde Staten |
The DC-3 struck the upslope of an embankment, 300 feet short of the runway 03 threshold. Windshield icing restricted the visibility of both pilots.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and altitude
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - airframe ice
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ice-windshield
weather - icing conditions-includes sleet,freezing rain,etc. Bronnen:
» NTSB
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
