Narrative:
The DC-3 took off from Rio Chico following a 600 m ground run but touched down again left of the runway. The left main gear leg broke off and a fire broke out in the no. 1 engine. This fire could not be contained due to a lack of adequate fire fighting equipment.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The fall of the aircraft when the pilot decided to discontinue a take-off which he considered abnormal and which is attributed to the fact that the propeller was probably feathered for undetermined reasons."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 20 May 1955 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-ACQ |
| MSN: | 13159 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Río Gallegos-Rio Chico Airport, SC (RGL) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Río Gallegos-Rio Chico Airport, SC (RGL/SAWG), Argentina |
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The DC-3 took off from Rio Chico following a 600 m ground run but touched down again left of the runway. The left main gear leg broke off and a fire broke out in the no. 1 engine. This fire could not be contained due to a lack of adequate fire fighting equipment.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The fall of the aircraft when the pilot decided to discontinue a take-off which he considered abnormal and which is attributed to the fact that the propeller was probably feathered for undetermined reasons."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (114-115)Photos
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