ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) VH-TAT Barilla Bay, TAS
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Date:Wednesday 8 August 1951
Time:21:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Trans Australia Airlines - TAA
Registration: VH-TAT
MSN: 13083
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:Barilla Bay, TAS (   Australia)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Hobart Airport, TAS (HBA/YMHB), Australia
Destination airport:Melbourne (unknown airport), VIC, Australia
Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed into Barilla Bay immediately after takeoff.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of lateral control during a turn at low altitude soon after take-off. The probable cause of the loss of lateral control was the presence of ice on the aircraft surface."

Classification:
Icing
Loss of control

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