
Détails:
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.
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
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | mardi 24 août 1954 |
| Heure: | 11:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Immatriculation: | A65-50 |
| Numéro de série: | 13082 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Heures de vol: | 3693 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / Ã bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / Ã bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Forrest Hill, VIC ( Australie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Canberra Airport, ACT (CBR/YSCB), Australie |
| East Sale AB, VIC (YMES), Australie |
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.
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
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Canberra Airport, ACT et East Sale AB, VIC est de 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Canberra Airport, ACT et East Sale AB, VIC est de 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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