Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed into a cloud-covered hill. The airplane was used for newspaper (Sydney Moming Herald) deliveries to country districts.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to adopt the minimum terrain clearance for flight under Instrument Flight Rules. A contributory cause of the accident was that the pilot flew the aircraft lower than 500ft prior to entering the low cloud."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 October 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | John Fairfax & Sons |
| Registration: | VH-SMH |
| MSN: | 13157 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bungulla, NSW ( Australia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Camden Airfield, NSW (CDU/YSCN), Australia |
| Tenterfield Airport, NSW (YTFD), Australia |
The DC-3 crashed into a cloud-covered hill. The airplane was used for newspaper (Sydney Moming Herald) deliveries to country districts.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to adopt the minimum terrain clearance for flight under Instrument Flight Rules. A contributory cause of the accident was that the pilot flew the aircraft lower than 500ft prior to entering the low cloud."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» John Darcy Williams (e-mail 19 June 2016)Photos
Map
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 Camden Airfield, NSW to Tenterfield Airport, NSW as the crow flies is 572 km (357 miles).
Distance from Camden Airfield, NSW to Tenterfield Airport, NSW as the crow flies is 572 km (357 miles).
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