Narrative:
The C-47 suffered an accident while landing in monsoonal rain at Broome, Australia. The undercarriage collapsed and both propellers separated from the engines.
At the time it was operating a charter for the Burmah Oil Company carrying oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor.
» Aviation News 01.03.1974
» The Canberra Times 22 January 1974, p3
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 21 January 1974 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Operating for: | Trans Nusantara Airways |
| Leased from: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | PK-GDC |
| MSN: | 20041 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Broome Airport, WA (BME) ( Australia)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM), Australia |
The C-47 suffered an accident while landing in monsoonal rain at Broome, Australia. The undercarriage collapsed and both propellers separated from the engines.
At the time it was operating a charter for the Burmah Oil Company carrying oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor.
Sources:
» South East Asia 1960s-1970s - Indonesian Douglas DC-3s» Aviation News 01.03.1974
» The Canberra Times 22 January 1974, p3
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