Status: | |
Date: | Friday 1 December 1950 |
Type: | Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
Registration: | 50767 |
MSN: | 26303/14858 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Hagaru-ri Airstrip ( North Korea)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Yonpo Airfield, North Korea |
Destination airport: | Hagaru-ri Airstrip, North Korea |
Narrative:A USMC R4D-6 transport plane was flying a heavy load of artillery ammo to Marines at Hagaru-ri.
The aircraft landed hard on the rough, undulated surface of the emergency airstrip, causing the load to shifted. One of the propellers dug into an up slope. This caused the plane to skew off to one side, collapsing the landing gear. All aboard survived.
The aircraft was set on fire on December 6 to destroy it and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway mishap
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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.