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| Date: | Sunday 31 July 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| Owner/operator: | East African Airways |
| Registration: | VP-KJS |
| MSN: | 33211/16463 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Entebbe - International (EBB/HUEN) -
 Uganda
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Entebbe - International (EBB / HUEN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft crashed while attempting take-off on Entebbe's main runway. A propeller disintegrated and a blade struck the fuselage near the forward door.
The probable cause of the accident was the closing of the throttles by the pilot-in-charge whilst apparently being unaware of the fact that the undercarriage had been retracted. It is felt that a contributory cause leading to this was the lack of any prearranged signal between the pilot-in-charge and the person in command to initiate retraction of the undercarriage and that the pilot-in-charge took unnecessary steps under circumstances that did not constitute an emergency, without properly consulting the person in command.
Sources:
https://www.airliners.net/photo/East-African-Airways/Douglas-C-47B-Skytrain-DC-3/124249?
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2024 09:30 | zhr2005 | Added |
| 13-Jun-2024 09:33 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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