KP-2
Flight / Schedule
KP-2
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
KP-2
MSN
20741
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
September 13, 1953 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Lualaba Lualaba
Region
Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 13, 1953 at 12:00 AM, KP-2 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Lualaba Lualaba.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Bound for Kolwezi, both engines failed simultaneously in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in Lualaba, northeast of Kolwezi and came to rest in a prairie. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. It has the dual registration KP-2 & OT-CWB.
Aircraft reference details include registration KP-2, MSN 20741, year of manufacture 1944.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Bound for Kolwezi, both engines failed simultaneously in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in Lualaba, northeast of Kolwezi and came to rest in a prairie. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. It has the dual registration KP-2 & OT-CWB.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Details
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