- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 27, 1951 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Manchester, England |
Operator: | Air Transport Charter |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Manchester - Belfast |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47A-75-DL Dakota 3 |
Registration: | G-AJVZ |
cn / ln: | 19361 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The inability of the aircraft to gain height shortly after becoming airborne, due to loss of engine power caused by ice formation in the carburetor intakes attributable to the captain's failure to make use of the heat controls. |
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