Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 August 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A65-50
Location: Forrest Hill, VIC –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Starboard engine.Starboard engine.
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47A aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its starboard engine during en route travel, resulting in rapid altitude loss, severe turbulence, and a forced landing in a forested mountain area. The aircraft crashed after shearing off the port wing and damaging the signaller’s compartment.A Douglas C-47A aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its starboard engine during en route travel, resulting in rapid altitude loss, severe turbulence, and a forced landing in a forested mountain area. The aircraft crashed after shearing off the port wing and damaging the signaller’s compartment.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Engine failure of the starboard engine.Engine failure of the starboard engine.Share on:
