Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Taxi Aéreo El Llanero

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HK-1333

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15606/27051

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1945

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Few minutes after takeoff from Cali-Palmaseca Airport at noon, while passing over Marmato beacon, the right engine failed. The crew was unable to feather the propeller when the engine caught fire. After few seconds, the crew was able to extinguish the fire and to feather the propeller but as the airplane lost too much altitude, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located few km from the airport and came to rest. While both pilots were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Detachment of an engine cowling in flight followed by the failure of the cylinder n°5 on the right engine.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK in Cambodia

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1974

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Registration:

576

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Flight

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14392/25837

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1943

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Cambodia. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Siem Reap

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1974

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Registration:

44-76765

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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MSN:

16349/33097

YOM:

1944

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Siem Reap

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Cambodia

Region:

Asia

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During the takeoff roll at Siem Reap Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL in Sara Kawa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Togolese Air Force - Forces aériennes togolaises

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5V-MAG

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Government

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Lomé - Sara Kawa

MSN:

9803

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1943

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On approach to Sara Kawa Airport, at an altitude of 50 meters, the airplane nosed down and crashed 800 meters short of runway threshold. Both pilots and four passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were injured, among them The President of the Togolese Republic Gnassingbé Éyadéma and several high ranking officers.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident was not determined. However, the Togolese Presidency did not rule out the assumption of sabotage.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Broome

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1974

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Registration:

PK-GDC

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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20041

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The crew was completing a positioning flight to Broome to pick up oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor on behalf of the Burma Oil Company. The approach and landing were completed in heavy rain falls due to monsoon. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and lost its undercarriage and engines before coming to rest. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK in Laja

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1974

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TAM-30

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Plain, Valley

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11920

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1943

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While descending to La Paz-El Alto Airport, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and it was decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie located in Laja, about 18 km west of the airport, slid for few dozen meters and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Engine problems.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Kampong Chhnang

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1974

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44-76548

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16132/32880

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1944

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Kampong Chhnang

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Cambodia

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Asia

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Crashed on landing for unknown reason. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK near Chaitén

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1974

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