Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 June 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A65-120
Location: 1.5 km NW off Iwakuni MCAS –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Port enginePort engine
Category: Accident
A Cessna 206 aircraft experienced a fire in the port engine while operating off the Japanese coast following a localized fire event within the port facility.A Cessna 206 aircraft experienced a fire in the port engine while operating off the Japanese coast following a localized fire event within the port facility.
Description
Ditched off the Japanese coast following a fire in the port engine.
Source of Information
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Localized port fire.Localized port fire.Share on:
