| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | VR-HDG |
| MSN: | 20576 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Point, Hong Kong -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
The crew aborted an approach in poor visibility and tried to go around. The aircraft struck a hillside near Braemar Reservoir.
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