Riyan - Salalah
Flight / Schedule
Riyan - Salalah
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
KG690
MSN
13557
Year of Manufacture
1944
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
July 31, 1944 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Salalah Dhofar Governorate
Region
Asia • Oman
Coordinates
17.0203°, 54.0991°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On July 31, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Riyan - Salalah experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Salalah Dhofar Governorate.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
32 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was completing a flight from Riyan to Salalah on behalf of the 44th SAAF Squadron, carrying five crew members and 27 passengers, among them locals. While approaching Salalah from the west in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain, crashed and exploded about 48 km west of Salalah. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found about 630 feet above sea level. Crew: Lt C. J. K. Schutte, pilot, Lt J. H. Glenny, copilot, Lt G. C. Pennington, observer, Cpl R. Hosmer, wireless operator, Cpl R. B. Boraine, wireless operator.
Aircraft reference details include registration KG690, MSN 13557, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 17.0203°, 54.0991°.
Fatalities
Total
32
Crew
5
Passengers
27
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane was completing a flight from Riyan to Salalah on behalf of the 44th SAAF Squadron, carrying five crew members and 27 passengers, among them locals. While approaching Salalah from the west in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain, crashed and exploded about 48 km west of Salalah. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found about 630 feet above sea level. Crew: Lt C. J. K. Schutte, pilot, Lt J. H. Glenny, copilot, Lt G. C. Pennington, observer, Cpl R. Hosmer, wireless operator, Cpl R. B. Boraine, wireless operator.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
27
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 32
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Riyan - Salalah
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Oman
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