ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra VH-ADS Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS)
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Date:Saturday 14 February 1942
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra
Operator:W.R. Carpenter
Registration: VH-ADS
MSN: 1431
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS) (   Australia)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS), Australia
Destination airport:Wau Airport (WUG/AYWU), Papua New Guinea
Narrative:
Crashed into mangrove swamps in bad weather after takeoff for Wau to uplift evacuees.



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Distance from Cairns Airport, QLD to Wau Airport as the crow flies is 1063 km (665 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.
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