Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 23, 1955 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 23, 1955 near Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe with 1 fatality. Cause: A leaking oil hose on the...
- Date: February 23, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A leaking oil hose on the number one engine caused smoke, and the crew landed the aircraft immediately.
Shortly after takeoff from Belvedere Airport in Salisbury, smoke entered the cabin of this Central African Airways DC-3 bound for Lusaka. The crew raised the gear and made an emergency belly landing, and the aircraft skidded to a stop after overrunning the runway. The flight engineer was killed by a propeller from the left engine, while the other 25 occupants evacuated safely.