Accident
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| Date: | 26 JUN 1950 |
| Time: | 22:12 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| Operator: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
| Registration: | VH-ANA |
| C/n / msn: | 42910 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 56 km (35 mls) from Guildford, WA (Australia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guildford Airport, WA (PER/YPPH), Australia |
| Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD), Australia |
Douglas DC-4 "Amana" took off from Guildford (Perth) runway 29 at 21:50 for a flight to Melbourne via Adelaide. After departure the number four engine had been shut down by the flight crew and subsequently the remaining three engines had all failed for indeterminate periods. The crew turned left in an attempt to return to the airport. In a 15 degree turn the aircraft barely cleared a ridge line, struck a tree 30 feet off the ground and ploughed into a downward slope.
One passenger initially survived the accident, but died six days later.
Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
» The Canberra Times, Monday 3 July 1950
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.
