Accident Douglas C-47 XT-505, Friday 3 December 1948
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Date:Friday 3 December 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47
Owner/operator:China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
Registration: XT-505
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Fuzhou, Fujian Province -   China
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Taipei
Destination airport:ZSFZ
Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 registered XT-505 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Fuzhou Yixu Airport. All people and cargo aboard were safe.

Two seconds after landing, the left tire burst, causing the plane to veer off the runway and into a drainage channel. The undercarriage collapsed and the left engine was damaged.

Sources:

CAAC’s Editorial Board for Historical Records (CEBHR). 1997. Compilation of Historical Materials of China National Aviation Corporation [CNAC] and Eurasia-CATC [Central Air Transport Co.]. Beijing, China: CEBHR. 401 pp. (in Chinese)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Dec-2024 09:08 RDV Added
15-Dec-2024 09:09 ASN Updated

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