ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337380
| Date: | Sunday 10 March 1946 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
| Registration: | VH-AET |
| MSN: | 6013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7477 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Derwent River estuary, TAS -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hobart Airport, TAS (HBA/YMHB) |
| Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) |
The DC-3 crashed into the Derwent River estuary some 10 minutes after takeoff from Hobart. This was caused by an inadvertent engagement of the autopilot in mistake for fuel cross feed.
Sources:
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 43)
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