Narrative:
The no. 2 engine had to be feathered due to a failure shortly after takeoff. The remaining no. 1 engine then gave problems, forcing the crew to make a belly landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Fuel contamination.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1983 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Chevron Oil |
| Registration: | N480F |
| MSN: | 9719 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Khartoum ( Sudan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
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The no. 2 engine had to be feathered due to a failure shortly after takeoff. The remaining no. 1 engine then gave problems, forcing the crew to make a belly landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Fuel contamination.
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