Narrative:
The left wing struck runway 15 on landing. The aircraft bounced twice and crashed in flames next to the runway.
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Singapore to Balikpapan with a stopover at Pontianak.
accident date: 19-01-1973
type: Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)
registration: PK-EHC
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 January 1973 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Trans Nusantara Airways |
| Registration: | PK-EHC |
| MSN: | 27129/15684 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pontianak-Supadio Airport (PNK) ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP/WSSL), Singapore |
| Pontianak-Supadio Airport (PNK/WIOO), Indonesia |
The left wing struck runway 15 on landing. The aircraft bounced twice and crashed in flames next to the runway.
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Singapore to Balikpapan with a stopover at Pontianak.
Sources:
» The Straits Times 23 January 1973, p22Photos
accident date: 19-01-1973
type: Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)
registration: PK-EHC
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Singapore-Seletar Airport to Pontianak-Supadio Airport as the crow flies is 637 km (398 miles).
Distance from Singapore-Seletar Airport to Pontianak-Supadio Airport as the crow flies is 637 km (398 miles).
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