Descripción:
Five CNAC C-47's arrived over Dinjan. A fuel tank explosion caused the wing of #85 to fail. The airplane disintegrated and fell to the ground.
The jack pad had been removed from the right wing root. This left 4 large holes directly under the fuel tanks and directly in line with the exhaust. When the pilot cut the throttles to descend, the flame only went as far back as the holes. There the flames went up around the fuel tank, igniting the fumes and blew the wing off.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 8 junio 1944 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registración: | 85 |
| Numéro de série: | 18902 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Dinjan Airport ( India)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
| Dinjan Airport, India |
Five CNAC C-47's arrived over Dinjan. A fuel tank explosion caused the wing of #85 to fail. The airplane disintegrated and fell to the ground.
Probable Cause:
The jack pad had been removed from the right wing root. This left 4 large holes directly under the fuel tanks and directly in line with the exhaust. When the pilot cut the throttles to descend, the flame only went as far back as the holes. There the flames went up around the fuel tank, igniting the fumes and blew the wing off.
Fuentes:
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Distance from Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Dinjan Airport as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Dinjan Airport as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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