Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 30 JAN 1946 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN500 |
| C/n / msn: | 16277/33025 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) S of Le Mans (France) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (LFMI), France |
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The aircraft began turning at FL200 and entered a cloud. The pilot overcontrolled the airplane during a steep turn. The airplane stalled and entered a spin, slowly disintegrating.
Events:
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Aérosteles : Lieux de mémoire aéronautique
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
