Accident
Last updated: 25 June 2017
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 8 agosto 1951 |
| Hora: | ca 21:00 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Registración: | VH-TAT |
| Numéro de série: | 13083 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Barilla Bay, TAS ( Australia)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Hobart Airport, TAS (HBA/YMHB), Australia |
| Melbourne (unknown airport), VIC, Australia |
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."
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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.
