Douglas DC-3

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Flugtransport

Registration:

N16067

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Cargo

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1907

YOM:

1937

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After touchdown at Herzogenaurach Airport, the airplane encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. Both crew members were slightly injured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Cagayán de Oro

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

PI-C485

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Cargo

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Cagayán de Oro-Lumbia

Misamis Oriental

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Philippines

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Asia

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Crashed on landing and came to rest in flames. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 in Barrancabermeja: 19 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1962 at 1557 LT

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Registration:

HK-794

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Barrancabermeja – Bucaramanga

MSN:

4551

YOM:

1942

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Captain / Total flying hours:

9532

Captain / Total hours on type:

2007.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

6295

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1500

Circumstances:

The DC-3 took off from Barrancabermeja runway 03 at 15:57. After 250 m the aircraft began veering to the left of the centreline and then swerved to the right. At 490 m into the takeoff, the DC-3 left the runway, corrected direction, crossed the centreline again and traversed the left-hand safety strip. The pilot corrected to avoid a collision with the T wind indicator and the aircraft entered the parking apron. The pilot applied full power as he altered direction to align with the aircraft parallel with the main runway. The starboard wing grazed the apron surface, and the aircraft bounced several times. The pilot decided to takeoff from the apron and attempted after a run of another 258 m to lift the aircraft without the necessary speed. The wingtip struck two helicopters (one of the two being a Hiller UH-12, HK-781E) on the ground, and the tail skid and cone struck a fuel tank at the edge of the apron. The aircraft cartwheeled 180° to port and fell into a depression 30 m deep and 120 m from the northern edge of the apron.

Probable cause:

The main cause of the accident was faulty piloting in the form of poor flight technique during take-off, with overcontrol of the aircraft throughout the 1169.70 m covered. The pilot used faulty judgement in trying to take-off outside the main runway 03 in use at the time. A contributing factor was faulty dispatching of the aircraft whose centre of gravity was outside the aft limit for take-off with maximum load at Barrancabermeja Airport.

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Crash of a Douglas DC-3A in Coulommiers: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1962

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F-BAOE

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Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Coulommiers - Coulommiers

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11769

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1943

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The crew consisting of pilot students and instructors was completing a local training flight at Coulommiers-Voisins Airport, Seine-et-Marne. After rotation, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height and struck a truck with one of its wing. The wing was sheared off and then airplane crashed in a field 450 m past the runway end. Five crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. It was reported that one of the engine was voluntarily shut down by the crew prior to takeoff. Among those killed were:
Mr. Laurent, student pilot,
Mr. Brohan, student pilot,
Mr. Mauger, mechanic,
Mr. Perusseau, instructor and captain by Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Cairo: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1962

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Registration:

SU-AJM

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Cairo – Beirut

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Shortly after takeoff from Cairo-Intl Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the runway end. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-178 in Nanuque

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1962

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PP-YQN

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

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1919

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1937

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Ground accident of a Douglas R4D-8L in Sentinel Ridge

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1961

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