Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 6, 1946, Jakarta-...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 6, 1946 near Jakarta-Kemayoran City District of Jakarta, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: March 6, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Jakarta-Kemayoran City District of Jakarta, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of directional control on landing in a crosswind, with brake failure.
A C 47 Dakota landing at Kemayoran in Jakarta encountered strong crosswinds on touchdown. Directional control and braking were lost, so the captain retracted the undercarriage, and the aircraft slid on its belly. No one was injured and the aircraft was written off.