Beschrijving:
The was on final approach to Paraparaumu Airport's runway 03 when both engines quit simultaneously. The airplane dangerously lost speed and height. Attempts to relight the engines were successful. The DC-3 climbed and rolled to the right until the wings assumed a vertical position. The wing then contacted a house on Kohutuhutu Road, causing the outer 12 feet to be sheared off. The airplane continued between two houses, struck trees and powerlines before coming to rest. A fire broke out in the starboard wing area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "a) Either throughout the flight or a substantial portion of it both engines were drawing fuel from the starboard main tank. b) The selector valves or valve were moved after the engines out, and the valves, when found and checked later, indicated a final setting of each engine to its respective port and starboard main tank. c) The total fuel usage recorded for sixty hours of service by the engines of this aircraft prior to this flight establish that the fuel was used normally by each engine from each tank and that there was no malfunction of the selector equipment. d) The failure of the engines of this aircraft was due to the exhaustion of fuel in the starboard main tank, to which both engines had been selected. e) Having regard to the position and condition of the aircraft at the time of engine failure the subsequent accident to the aircraft was inevitable."
accident date: 22-05-1954
type: Douglas DC-3D (C-47B-25-DK)
registration: ZK-AQT
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | zaterdag 22 mei 1954 |
| Tijd: | 09:23 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3D |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | New Zealand National Airways Corporation - NAC |
| Registratie: | ZK-AQT |
| Constructienummer: | 32696/15948 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 12732 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 26 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 28 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 0,8 km (0.5 mijl) SW of Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) ( Nieuw-Zeeland)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Christchurch-Harewood Airport (CHC/NZCH), Nieuw-Zeeland |
| Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP), Nieuw-Zeeland | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 152 |
The was on final approach to Paraparaumu Airport's runway 03 when both engines quit simultaneously. The airplane dangerously lost speed and height. Attempts to relight the engines were successful. The DC-3 climbed and rolled to the right until the wings assumed a vertical position. The wing then contacted a house on Kohutuhutu Road, causing the outer 12 feet to be sheared off. The airplane continued between two houses, struck trees and powerlines before coming to rest. A fire broke out in the starboard wing area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "a) Either throughout the flight or a substantial portion of it both engines were drawing fuel from the starboard main tank. b) The selector valves or valve were moved after the engines out, and the valves, when found and checked later, indicated a final setting of each engine to its respective port and starboard main tank. c) The total fuel usage recorded for sixty hours of service by the engines of this aircraft prior to this flight establish that the fuel was used normally by each engine from each tank and that there was no malfunction of the selector equipment. d) The failure of the engines of this aircraft was due to the exhaustion of fuel in the starboard main tank, to which both engines had been selected. e) Having regard to the position and condition of the aircraft at the time of engine failure the subsequent accident to the aircraft was inevitable."
Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (105-108)Foto's
accident date: 22-05-1954
type: Douglas DC-3D (C-47B-25-DK)
registration: ZK-AQT
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 Christchurch-Harewood Airport en Paraparaumu Airport bedraagt 351 km (219 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Christchurch-Harewood Airport en Paraparaumu Airport bedraagt 351 km (219 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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