- 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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