Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 19, 1995 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 19, 1995 near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: A right engine oil system...
- Date: August 19, 1995
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A right engine oil system malfunction of undetermined origin; the propeller did not fully feather, so the windmilling drag prevented the aircraft from maintaining flight.
A DC-3 being ferried from Vancouver to Whitehorse lost control of its right propeller to overspeed soon after takeoff. The crew shut the engine down, but the propeller did not fully feather and the aircraft could not hold altitude while trying to return. It crashed a mile short of runway 30, and the captain died eight days later.