Beschrijving:
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
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 24 augustus 1954 |
| Tijd: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registratie: | A65-50 |
| Constructienummer: | 13082 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 3693 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Forrest Hill, VIC ( Australië)
|
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Canberra Airport, ACT (CBR/YSCB), Australië |
| East Sale AB, VIC (YMES), Australië |
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.
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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
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Canberra Airport, ACT en East Sale AB, VIC bedraagt 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Canberra Airport, ACT en East Sale AB, VIC bedraagt 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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