Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 02 SEP 1948 |
| Zeit: | ca 20:15 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-50-DL |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
| Kennzeichen: | VH-ANK |
| Werknummer: | 9999 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 13 / Insassen: 13 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Quirindi, NSW (Australien) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN), Australien |
| Sydney-Mascot Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY), Australien |
The DC-3, named "Lutana", strayed off course and crashed into the 4600 feet high Square Peak Mountain, 100 miles off course.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Brisbane International Airport, QLD to Sydney-Mascot Airport, NSW as the crow flies is 750 km (469 miles).
Distance from Brisbane International Airport, QLD to Sydney-Mascot Airport, NSW as the crow flies is 750 km (469 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
