EW983

On August 28, 1944 at 08:15 AM, EW983 experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Chennai Tamil Nadu.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. During the take off run, the right engine lost power and the aircraft started to turn to the right. The pilot tried to correct this but his reaction was excessive so the aircraft turn left and veered off runway, rolling towards the airport building. The pilot immediately retracted the gear so the aircraft sank and slid for several yards before coming to rest. While there was no casualties, the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration EW983, MSN 18-2138, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.0511°, 80.2248°.