Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Thursday 13 December 1973 |
Time: | 02:30 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
Operator: | Yemen Airlines |
Registration: | 4W-ABR |
MSN: | 12823 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Taiz-Al Janad Airport (TAI) ( Yemen)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Taiz-Al Janad Airport (TAI/ODTZ), Yemen |
Narrative:Curing touchdown at Taiz airport the aircraft suddenly encountered a severe gust of wind which lifted the port wing. The wing dropped down and the port wheel sheared off, the starboard wheel tyre burst and the port propeller dragged on the runway causing extensive damage to the port engine and the nacelle.
Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep
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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.