ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327090
| Date: | Tuesday 10 December 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 6874 |
| MSN: | 32825/16077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Swartkop Air Force Base -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK) |
| Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK) |
On 10 December 1985 a total of 12 SAAF Douglas C-47 transport planes from 44 Sqn were detailed to do a formation practice for the upcoming flypast celebrating the types 50th Anniversary.
The 12 aircraft did a streamer take off and then formed into three sections of four aircraft. C-47A "6888" (msn 12107) was the lead aircraft and the number 3 to the lead section. The aircraft turned left after take off in order to position 100 meters behind the lead section. Whilst waiting for the other aircraft to move in, a sudden jolt was felt on the control column together with a high frequency vibration, the right wing then dropped and the aircraft went into a right bank. The no.1 engine of C-47 "6874" had made contact with the leading edge of "6888" and had seriously damaged the aileron. "687" had very minor damage with a few cowling panels being damaged. Both aircraft landed safely.
Sources:
Paul Dubois, e-mail 21 May 2017
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1964 | VP-KJP | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC | 1 | Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY) |  |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Images:
photo (c) Adrian Strange, via Paul Dubois; Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK); 10 December 1985
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