Last updated: 22 September 2020
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1971 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | T.3-37 |
| C/n / msn: | 26179/14734 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Las Palmas-Gando Air Base (LPA) ( Spain)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Las Palmas-Gando Air Base (LPA/GCLP), Spain |
| El Aaiun Airport (EUN/GMML), Western Sahara |
The C-47B transport plane impacted the water off Las Palmas-Gando Air Base when it failed to gain height on takeoff. The aircraft encountered strong winds.
Sources:
» grandio.org» ABC (Sevilla) 1 July 1971, p27
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Las Palmas-Gando Air Base to El Aaiun Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
Distance from Las Palmas-Gando Air Base to El Aaiun Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 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.
