Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 17 April 1946 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | KG594 |
MSN: | 13317 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) SE of Wymeswold ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:One of the propellers would not unfeather. The Dakota lost height and belly landed in a field.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
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.