ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328778
| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | War Birds of Great Britain Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-BFPU |
| MSN: | 26692/15247 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 11 km NE of Karima -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
Engine problems (backfiring of the no. 1 engine) on the first leg of the ferry flight (London-Gatwick to Nice) forced the crew to divert to Toulon, were the spark plugs were changed. Soon after takeoff from Toulon the same symptoms occurred. The aircraft turned back and the carburetor was changed. The rest of the flight was uneventful until 70 miles from Karima. The no. 2 engine oil pressure and cylinder head temperature exceeded the limits, the no. 2 prop oversped and had to be feathered. Soon afterwards the no. 1 engine started backfiring. A wheels-up landing was carried out. The DC-3 burnt out.
The airplane was reportedly being ferried to Yemen.
Sources:
ICAO Summary No 1/79
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Blackbushe Airport (BBS); September 1978
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