Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 5, 1951, Hanoi-Gi...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 5, 1951 near Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam with no fatalities. Cause: The elevator...
- Date: November 5, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The elevator jammed in an inappropriate position, for a reason that is not known.
A Douglas C 47 lost elevator control shortly after takeoff from Gia Lam and attempted an emergency landing. It came down in the bed of the Red River a few kilometers from the airfield with no casualties. The aircraft was written off after its right wing was sheared off.