Anderson - Charlotte

On September 26, 2000 at 06:35 AM, Anderson - Charlotte experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Saber Cargo Airlines, with the event recorded near Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After an approach to runway 5, and touched down at 85 knots, the airplane yawed right, exited the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed that a right main wheel brake had locked up, and the landing gear had collapsed. Inspection of the right main landing gear assembly and all associated components could not provide any determination as to what caused the main wheel brake to lockup. The brake assembly was broken down into its component parts and inspected. No evidence of malfunction could be detected. No contamination of the hydraulic fluid was evident.

Aircraft reference details include registration N12907, MSN 15742/27187, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.2107°, -80.9457°.