Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 03 APR 1946 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-40-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KP241 |
| C/n / msn: | 16795/33543 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Stoney Cross RAF Station (United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Stoney Cross RAF Station, United Kingdom |
During a single engine overshoot, the pilot lost control of the airplane. The Dakota C.4 crashed and burst into flames.
Events:
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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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.
