Narrative:
En route to East Sale, the starboard engine failed. The plane lost altitude dramatically and was subject to severe turbulence. The pilot attempted a forced landing on an open flat amongst the forested mountains. The Douglas C-47A did not make it and contacted some trees. A large eucalypt tree crashed into the cockpit destroying the starboard side. The port wing sheared off and one of the blades of the starboard propeller sliced through the floor of the signaller's compartment.
Forced landing outside airport
accident date: 24-08-1954
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: A65-50
accident date: 24-08-1954
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: A65-50
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1954 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-50 |
| MSN: | 13082 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3693 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Forrest Hill, VIC ( Australia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Canberra Airport, ACT (CBR/YSCB), Australia |
| East Sale AB, VIC (YMES), Australia |
En route to East Sale, the starboard engine failed. The plane lost altitude dramatically and was subject to severe turbulence. The pilot attempted a forced landing on an open flat amongst the forested mountains. The Douglas C-47A did not make it and contacted some trees. A large eucalypt tree crashed into the cockpit destroying the starboard side. The port wing sheared off and one of the blades of the starboard propeller sliced through the floor of the signaller's compartment.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» How a DC3 Came to Rest in the Australian AlpsPhotos
accident date: 24-08-1954
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: A65-50
accident date: 24-08-1954
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: A65-50
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 Canberra Airport, ACT to East Sale AB, VIC as the crow flies is 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Canberra Airport, ACT to East Sale AB, VIC as the crow flies is 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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