Training

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Kuybyshev - Ulyanovsk

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188 0004 05

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Aircraft flight hours:

144

Aircraft flight cycles:

178

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a training flight from Kuybyshev to Ulyanovsk, carrying 13 crew members (five instructors and eight pilots under supervision) and four employees of the Voronezh aircraft plant. Following an uneventful flight, the pilot started the approach and when the flaps were selected down to 40°, the airplane became unstable. From a height of 120-150 metes, it stalled and crashed in a field located 1,240 meters short of runway threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The approach was completed in cloud and icing conditions and it is believed that the loss of control was caused by the contamination by ice of critical surfaces such as stabilizers and elevators. The combination of icing conditions and the deployment of the flaps to an angle of 40° caused the aircraft to stall and the distance between the airplane and the ground was insufficient to expect a recovery.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-5-DK off Sydney: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1960

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VH-INI

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Flight

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Sydney - Sydney

MSN:

12252

YOM:

1944

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The crew was engaged in a local training flight out from Sydney Airport. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea about 24 km off shore. Some debris were found the following morning at 0700LT while the main wreckage sank by a important depth. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Cpt R. Thomas,
F/O G. Thom,
F/O L. Campbell.

Probable cause:

Due to lack of evidence, it was not possible to determine the exact cause and circumstances of the accident.

Crash of a Boeing B-52D-65-BO Stratofortress near Plainfield: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1960

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Registration:

55-0114

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Westover - Westover

MSN:

17230

YOM:

1955

Location:

Plainfield

Vermont

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United States of America

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North America

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The crew was engaged in a training mission out from Westover AFB. En route, while cruising near the Canadian border by night, the aircraft slowly banked to the left without any action from the pilot-in-command who apparently suffered a blackout. The airplane descended with a rate of 2,000 feet per minute when the navigator thinking she was breaking up ejected without direction from the pilot. Eventually, the captain instructed all crew to bail out as well and the airplane crashed and burned in an open field located near Plainfield, making a crater 350' long, 30' deep and 30' wide. Eight occupants were found alive while the body of the navigator was found seven months later.

Probable cause:

The reason the aircraft rolled over was the pilot blacked out, and without positive control input the aircraft entered a gentle slow roll. This initially went undetected by the rest of the crew, who were each performing their own chores. As the aircraft achieved a high angle of bank the rate of descent went over 2,000 feet per minute.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14FK in Leningrad: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1960 at 1435 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

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Registration:

CCCP-91610

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Flight

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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

Schedule:

Leningrad - Leningrad

MSN:

1480 019 43

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Leningrad-Shosseynaya

Leningrad oblast

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

1709

Circumstances:

The crew departed Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport at 0947LT for a local training mission. At this time, weather conditions were poor with low clouds down to 200 meters, mist and a visibility less than 5 km. Thus, the crew was instructed to complete the training mission in the vicinity of the airfield. At the beginning of the afternoon, ATC authorized the crew to continue the mission and while cruising at an altitude of 2,100 meters, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that went into a dive. After crossing the last cloud layer, the pilot elected to regain control but it was too late. The airplane crashed and exploded in a field located in Dachnoe, less than a km north of the airfield. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed, among them three pilots, four instructors and two passengers.

Probable cause:

The loss of control occurred while the crew was simulating the failure of the right engine in cloudy conditions. Most probably due to successive errors, or maybe due to a spatial disorientation that affected the pilot-in-command, the airplane went out of control and entered a dive. The pilot elected to regain control after passing the last cloud layer (200 meters from the ground) but the distance between the aircraft and the ground was insufficient. The presence of two civilians on board was against the published regulation.

Crash of a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker at Loring AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1960

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Registration:

56-3605

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Schedule:

Loring - Loring

MSN:

17354

YOM:

1958

Location:

Loring AFB

Maine

Country:

United States of America

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North America

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Following a wrong approach configuration, the landing procedure was completed in a nose down attitude and at an excessive speed. The nose gear touched down first and penetrated the fuselage, puncturing the forward body fuel tank. The aircraft slid on its nose for dozen yards before coming to rest in flames. A passenger was killed while 16 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Wau

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1960

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A65-92

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16139/32887

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1945

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The crew was involved in a navigation exercise on behalf of the 38th Squadron. On approach to Wau, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the jungle. All eight crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson T.21 at RAF Chivenor

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1960

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

WD415

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Saint Athan - Chivenor

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Following an uneventful training mission from RAF St Athan, the crew mistakenly belly landed at RAF Chivenor. The aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were unhurt.

Probable cause:

The crew mistakenly raised the landing gear on approach instead of lowering the flaps.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 at RAF Llanbedr

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1960

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

VL300

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Llanbedr - Llanbedr

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Llanbedr. After landing, the airplane swung and veered off runway. While contacting a soil field, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane came to rest with its left wing partially sheared off. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas near Batna: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1960

Type of aircraft:

Nord 2501 Noratlas

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Registration:

22/F-RBHO

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Flight

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