Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 3, 1971, Southend...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 3, 1971 near Southend Essex, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Late touchdown after an...
- Date: June 3, 1971
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Southend Essex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Late touchdown after an inappropriate flap setting, with insufficient braking efficiency increasing the overrun speed (AAIB report 1/1973)
A DC-3 carrying Ajax football supporters from Southend to Amsterdam returned for an emergency landing after engine trouble. It touched down well past the threshold at high speed, overran the runway and hit an earth bank. Two passengers were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.