Crash of a De Havilland DHC-4A Caribou in Tawi Atair

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
803
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
295
YOM:
1970
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Tawi Atair Airfield, the airplane went out of control and veered off runway. The undercarriage collapsed and the airplane came to rest, damaged beyond repair. A crew was injured.
Probable cause:
It is possible that the airplane landed short of runway threshold, causing damage to the undercarriage.