Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 27 AUG 1957 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN649 |
| C/n / msn: | 16593/33341 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 9 km (5.6 mls) S of Dishforth RAF Station (United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dishforth RAF Station (EGXD), United Kingdom |
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A serious engine fire caused the engine to fall off the wing of the Dakota. The airplane crashed and burst into flames.
Captain was Flight Lieutenant GAJ Wood, DFC.
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.
