ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) 4W-ABR Taiz-Al Janad Airport (TAI)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Thursday 13 December 1973
Time:02:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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:
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