Status: | |
Date: | Friday 25 October 1968 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
Operator: | KLM Aerocarto |
Registration: | PH-DAA |
MSN: | 11855 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Tafelberg ( Suriname)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Survey/research |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Engine problems during a surveillance flight over the Surinam jungle forced the crew to shut it down and feather the prop. The crew then descended from 10000 feet for a an altitude of better single-engine performance. The aircraft descended faster and further then necessary and collided with the Tafelberg mountain, which was shrouded by a layer of clouds.
Sources:
» Airnieuws 306 (p. 77)
Photos
accident date:
25-10-1968type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-DAA
accident date:
25-10-1968type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-DAA
accident date:
25-10-1968type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-DAA
accident date:
25-10-1968type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-DAA
accident date:
25-10-1968type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-DAA
accident date:
25-10-1968type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-DAA
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.