ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332323
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 August 1966 |
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| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Aviation |
| Registration: | G-AOFZ |
| MSN: | 9131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Azaiba Airfield -
 Oman
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Azaiba Airfield |
The Douglas C-47 took off from runway 06, lost height and struck some trees before crashing some 565yds from the end of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of engine power due to the carburetor air intake shutters had been selected to 'Hot air' instead of 'Ram air'. On other C-47 aircraft operated by Gulf Air, the air intake control levers were positioned the other way around.
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| 6 March 1947 | ZS-BJZ | Suidair | 0 | Lapula River |  |
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| 29 September 1964 | G-AOFZ | British Midland Airways - BMA | 0 | Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI) |  |
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