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Safety history
August 9, 1949Accident
The descent to Salalah Airport was initiated in marginal weather conditions. On approach, the airplane impacted a hill and crashed few km from the airport. Eleven occupants were killed while a crew member was seriously injured. He died a day later from injuries sustained. Crew: S/L D. Forward, pilot, F/Lt R. Diggory, Cpl D. Howden, Cpl R. A. Prior, F/Lt N. T. Evans, F/O D. P. Hinton, Cpl J. J. Gibson, Sgt T. J. A. Pearce, L. A. Bain, navigator.
Probable cause (official findings): The minimum sa
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 12 fatalities
The minimum safe altitude was fixed at 5,000 feet to descent to Salalah Airport. Probably due to bad visibility caused by low clouds, the crew continued the descent down to 3,000 feet, causing the aircraft to collide with ground. Controlled flight into terrain. Full accident record