ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) XY-ACR Lashio Airport (LSH)
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Date:Friday 23 May 1969
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Union of Burma Airways
Registration: XY-ACR
MSN: 9629
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Lashio Airport (LSH) (   Myanmar)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Lashio Airport (LSH/VYLS), Myanmar
Narrative:
The C-47 suddenly lost control while on final approach to Lashio and dove into the ground from a height of 300 feet.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of control due to flap asymmetry during final phase of landing.



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photo of Douglas-C-47A-XY-ACR
accident date: 23-05-1969
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: XY-ACR
 
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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