Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 1 March 1950 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | KJ936 |
MSN: | 26109/14664 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) from Snag, YT ( Canada)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Dakota IV transport plane had landed in snow near Snag, Yukon as part of a military exercise, Operation Sweetbriar. On takeoff the airplane stalled and fell back
Probable Cause:
The investigation revealed that the pilot had had minimal training on the Dakota on skis, on a hard-packed snow surface north of Edmonton. At the accident site, the surface was 14 inches of snow on top of slush, and he found that the skis seemed to dig when he lifted the tail during take-off. He therefore ended up taking off in the three-point attitude, inadvertently allowing the nose to pitch up excessively after lift-off, resulting in a stall and subsequent crash.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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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.