Narrative:
Bank angle increased to 90deg while climbing through 800 feet in a left turn. The nose pitched down and the aircraft descended rapidly.
» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/94 (#138)
» Scramble 165
accident date: 14-01-1993
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: C-FAAM
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 14 January 1993 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Central Mountain Air Services |
| Registration: | C-FAAM |
| MSN: | 9862 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bronson Creek, BC ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bronson Creek Airport, BC (YBM), Canada |
| Wrangell Airport, AK (WRG/PAWG), United States of America |
Bank angle increased to 90deg while climbing through 800 feet in a left turn. The nose pitched down and the aircraft descended rapidly.
Sources:
» Flight International» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/94 (#138)
» Scramble 165
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accident date: 14-01-1993
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: C-FAAM
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bronson Creek Airport, BC to Wrangell Airport, AK as the crow flies is 81 km (51 miles).
Distance from Bronson Creek Airport, BC to Wrangell Airport, AK as the crow flies is 81 km (51 miles).
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.
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