Vliegtuigongeval op 10 MAR 1949 met Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar VH-BAG - Coolangatta Airport, QLD (OOL)
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Datum:donderdag 10 maart 1949
Tijd:09:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Queensland Airlines
Registratie: VH-BAG
Constructienummer: 18-2194
Bouwjaar: 1942
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 18 / inzittenden: 18
Totaal:slachtoffers: 21 / inzittenden: 21
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Coolangatta Airport, QLD (OOL) (   Australië)
Fase: Start (TOF)
Soort vlucht:Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Coolangatta Airport, QLD (OOL/YBCG), Australië
Vliegveld van aankomst:Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD, Australië
Beschrijving:
The Lodestar became airborne half way along the runway and continued to fly close to the ground as it accelerated. As the undercarriage retracted, it began to a steep climb. The climb continued to steepen and at about 250 feet, the starboard wing dropped and VH-BAG lost height. The wing was picked up, then the port wing dropped and the aircraft entered a curving descent to the left. Gradually gaining a more level attitude, it finally dropped heavily into a swamp between the airstrip and the beach, crashed and burned. It appeared that the centre of gravity was too far aft. The aircraft's load chart, issued with its Certificate of Airworthiness, contained a number of errors. In addition, the passenger seats were 25 mm further apart than indicated on the chart, resulting in a rearward movement of the centre of gravity with all seats occupied. Furthermore, the load chart provided only for the aircraft's "undercarriage down" condition. Yet retracting the undercarriage moved the centre of gravity rearwards. Final calculations indicated the centre of gravity at takeoff would have been between 41.8 per cent and 42.4 per cent MAC, moving to 43.4 - 43.9 per cent MAC following gear retraction. The CofG was supposed to be between 28.5 and 39 per cent.

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» Flight Safety Australia, November-December 1999


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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Coolangatta Airport, QLD en Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD bedraagt 94 km (59 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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