| Date: | Friday 19 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-232A |
| Owner/operator: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
| Registration: | VH-ACB |
| MSN: | 2030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 7 km N of Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) |
| Sydney (unknown airport), NSW |
Failed to gain height following engine failure after takeoff. A gear-up landing was carried out. Suspected carburettor problems.
Sources:
aussieairliners.org
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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