Beschrijving:
The Zantop DC-3 was on a runway 21 ADF approach when it crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. The loss of control resulted from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | woensdag 20 januari 1954 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Zantop Air Transport |
| Registratie: | N49551 |
| Constructienummer: | 4940 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1942 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Kansas City, MO ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI (JXN/KJXN), Verenigde Staten |
| Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS, Verenigde Staten |
The Zantop DC-3 was on a runway 21 ADF approach when it crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. The loss of control resulted from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds."
Accident investigation:
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Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (49-51)Foto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI en Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS bedraagt 916 km (572 miles).
De afstand tussen Jackson-Reynolds Municipal Airport, MI en Kansas City-Fairfax Field, KS bedraagt 916 km (572 miles).
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