Descripción:
During takeoff from RCAF Station Gander the flight crew retracted the undercarriage to soon. The aircraft settled onto the runway causing the starboard propeller to strike the runway. The engine failed and the aircraft crashed.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 22 septiembre 1946 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registración: | 967 |
| Numéro de série: | 13086 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Gander-RCAF Station, NL (YQX) ( Canadá)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Gander-RCAF Station, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canadá |
| Dartmouth RCAF Station, NS, Canadá |
During takeoff from RCAF Station Gander the flight crew retracted the undercarriage to soon. The aircraft settled onto the runway causing the starboard propeller to strike the runway. The engine failed and the aircraft crashed.
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Distance from Gander-RCAF Station, NL to Dartmouth RCAF Station, NS as the crow flies is 824 km (515 miles).
Distance from Gander-RCAF Station, NL to Dartmouth RCAF Station, NS as the crow flies is 824 km (515 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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