Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 18, 1978, Komakuk...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 18, 1978 near Komakuk Yukon, Canada with no fatalities.
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Komakuk Yukon, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Kenn Borek Air Douglas C-47 (DC-3) C-FCRW landed on runway 27 at Komakuk Airfield in a 20 knot headwind. The pilot veered off the runway to avoid an embankment at the runway end, and the aircraft dropped down a 1.5 metre embankment with both wings partly torn off. Both pilots were uninjured.