Narrative:
The no. 2 engine had been changed and a test flight was made. Shortly after takeoff the no1 engine backfired and smoke entered the cockpit. The engine was shut down and propeller feathered. A forced landing was made in swampy ground short of the runway.
accident date: 02-11-1992
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PT-KVN
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 2 November 1992 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Transportes Aéreos San Jorge - TASJ |
| Registration: | CP-1960 |
| MSN: | 18993 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near San Juan Ranch strip ( Bolivia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The no. 2 engine had been changed and a test flight was made. Shortly after takeoff the no1 engine backfired and smoke entered the cockpit. The engine was shut down and propeller feathered. A forced landing was made in swampy ground short of the runway.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Scramble 165Photos
accident date: 02-11-1992
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PT-KVN
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