ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) N480F Khartoum
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Date:Tuesday 19 July 1983
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Chevron Oil
Registration: N480F
MSN: 9719
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Khartoum (   Sudan)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The no. 2 engine had to be feathered due to a failure shortly after takeoff. The remaining no. 1 engine then gave problems, forcing the crew to make a belly landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Fuel contamination.



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