Last updated: 2 March 2021
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 1939 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-H Super Electra |
| Operator: | Guinea Airways Pty Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-ABI |
| C/n / msn: | 1418 |
| First flight: | 1938 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT (KTR) ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT (KTR/YPTN), Australia |
| Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD), Australia |
"Koranga" barely became airborne, lost altitude and crashed into a river.
Sources:
» Northern Territory Library» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
Photos
accident date: 18-01-1939
type: Lockheed 14-H Super Electra
registration: VH-ABI
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 Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT to Adelaide Airport, SA as the crow flies is 2344 km (1465 miles).
Distance from Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT to Adelaide Airport, SA as the crow flies is 2344 km (1465 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.
