Narrative:
A fuel pipe blockage presumably caused both engines to fail. The aircraft was ditched in the South China Sea.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 4 January 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN363 |
| MSN: | 32731/15983 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Hainan Island, South China Sea ( Pacific Ocean)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
A fuel pipe blockage presumably caused both engines to fail. The aircraft was ditched in the South China Sea.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyPhotos
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