Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 08 AUG 1951 |
| Time: | ca 21:00 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK |
| Operator: | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Registration: | VH-TAT |
| C/n / msn: | 13083 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Barilla Bay, TAS (Australia) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hobart Airport, TAS (HBA/YMHB), Australia |
| Melbourne (unknown airport), VIC, Australia |
The DC-3 crashed into Barilla Bay immediately after takeoff.
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." Sources:
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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.
