Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3C Incident (2013)
Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3C Incident
When Captain Zaharie Shah's personal flight simulator was examined by the Royal Malaysia Police the log files showed that Zaharie had 'flown' several different aircraft types including a Douglas DC-3.
The airport selected for the Douglas DC-3 simulation was CYZF. This is Yellowknife in Canada.
On 19 August 2013 a Douglas DC-3C operated by Buffalo Airways crashed shortly after take-off.
Details of the incident are included here because it obviously interested Captain Shah. Similarly, an article about Douglas DC-3 aircraft has also been added.
One of the features of PC-based flight simulator software is that different types of aircraft can be 'flown', including famous but old and rare ones like the DC-3.
Crash of a DC-3C in Yellowknife, Canada
Date: 19 August 2013
Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3C registered C-GWIR, serial number 9371
Operator: Buffalo Airways Ltd.
Summary
Shortly after take-off from runway 16 the flight crew shut down the right engine due to a fire.
The pilots made a right turn towards runway 10 but with only one engine, and already at low altitude, the aircraft struck some trees and landed south of the runway with the landing gear retracted.
The 21 passengers and 3 crew evacuated. There were no injuries.
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Sources
- Crash of a Douglas DC-3C in Yellowknife https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-3c-yellowknife
- Aviation Safety Network https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320694
Additional Reading
- Buffalo Airways and the DC-3 https://www.douglasdc3.com/buff/buffalo.htm