Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 17, 1947, Singapo...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 17, 1947 near Singapore-Seletar, Singapore with no fatalities. Cause: The left engine failed after...
- Date: January 17, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Singapore-Seletar, Singapore
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The left engine failed after rotation due to fuel exhaustion.
Shortly after takeoff from Seletar, the left engine of the RAF Dakota KJ858 failed during the initial climb. The captain attempted an emergency landing, and the aircraft crash landed in a field about 800 meters past the runway end and burned. All occupants got out safely.