ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) 43-30655 Bentwaters RAF Station (BWY)
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Status:
Date:Monday 4 March 1963
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-30655
MSN: 13806
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bentwaters RAF Station (BWY) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Taxi (TXI)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
The aircraft was undergoing a high speed taxi check on the runway when it departed the runway mid-field on the left side. The pilot attempted to ground-loop the aircraft but it crashed into a grove of trees. The rudder lock had not been removed before the test, leading to this accident.

Classification:
Locked rudders/ailerons/gustlock
Runway excursion

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde


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