Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Aug 2, 2003, Ulu
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on August 2, 2003 near Ulu, Northwest Territories, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Excessive approach speed followed...
- Date: August 2, 2003
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Ulu, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive approach speed followed by a descent short of the runway threshold. The sources do not include an official finding.
A Douglas DC-4 (C-54G) operated by Buffalo Airways was on a cargo flight to Ulu with four crew and 45 drums of fuel. On final approach it was too fast, the crew cut power and selected full flaps, and it then sank. It struck the ground short of the threshold, lost its undercarriage and both wings, and slid to a stop. All four crew escaped with minor injuries.