Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 16, 1966 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 16, 1966 near Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain with 1 fatality. Cause: Propeller...
- Date: September 16, 1966
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Propeller overspeed on the left engine, the root cause of which could not be determined because the aircraft was never recovered
An Iberia DC3 flying IB 261 from Tenerife to La Palma suffered an overspeed of its left propeller two minutes after takeoff. The overspeed procedure and feathering had no effect, so the aircraft ditched about one mile off the coast and floated for about five minutes before sinking. One passenger who refused to leave the aircraft died when it sank, and the others were evacuated.