Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 25 Oktober 1938 |
Zeit: | 13:45 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-2-210 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
Kennzeichen: | VH-UYC |
Werknummer: | 1566 |
Baujahr: | 1937 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 18 / Insassen: 18 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Mt Dandenong, VIC ( Australien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD), Australien |
Flug nach: | Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN), Australien |
Unfallbericht:En route from Adelaide to Melbourne, the DC-2 named "Kyeema" lost its visual bearings while trying to locate Essendon Airport. It was on the wrong heading and after entering cloud, impacted the top of Mount Dandenong, 50 km east of Melbourne and approximately 45 km south east of the airfield at Essendon. The four crew members (Capt A.C. Webb, First Off A.J. Steen, Hostess Elva Jones, Cadett Pilot Phillip Pring) and the 14 passengers died.
Informationsquelle:
» Air Crash Vol.1/Macarthur Job, p131-146
»
Flight Safety magazine Nov 1998
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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 Adelaide Airport, SA to Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC as the crow flies is 647 km (404 miles).
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.