Narrative:
The captain put the plane on autopilot. In order to change the radio frequency, he went back to the radio operator's station. While there, the right engine lost power, which caused the plane to spin in that direction. The spinning aircraft caused so much centrifugal force that the captain could not get back to the cockpit. The plane crashed and burned.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 May 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 94 |
| MSN: | 19803 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 72 km (45 mls) E of Putao ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dinjan Airport, India |
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The captain put the plane on autopilot. In order to change the radio frequency, he went back to the radio operator's station. While there, the right engine lost power, which caused the plane to spin in that direction. The spinning aircraft caused so much centrifugal force that the captain could not get back to the cockpit. The plane crashed and burned.
Sources:
» CNAC.org» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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