Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 September 1954
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 414-08 Hudson IVA
Owner/operator: John Fairfax & Sons
Registration Number: VH-SML
Location: Barrington Tops, NSW –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and flight control systems.Aircraft engine and flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed 414-08 Hudson cargo plane, VH-SML, experienced a significant incident on December 22, 1955, resulting in wreckage on the Shannon Airport airstrip. The aircraft departed Sydney-Mascot Airport, NSW (SYD) at approximately 14:00 hours and was expected to land at Taree, Kempsey, Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, and return to Sydney. Communication with the crew ceased at 14:37, with a reported sighting of Belford, Taree, and subsequent wreckage discovery.A Lockheed 414-08 Hudson cargo plane, VH-SML, experienced a significant incident on December 22, 1955, resulting in wreckage on the Shannon Airport airstrip. The aircraft departed Sydney-Mascot Airport, NSW (SYD) at approximately 14:00 hours and was expected to land at Taree, Kempsey, Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, and return to Sydney. Communication with the crew ceased at 14:37, with a reported sighting of Belford, Taree, and subsequent wreckage discovery.
Description
A Lockheed 414-08 Hudson cargo plane, VH-SML, departed Sydney-Mascot Airport, NSW (SYD) on a newspaper delivery flight to Taree, Kempsey, Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth and back to Sydney. The flight took off about 14:00 hours. Last radio contact with the crew was at 14:37 when they reported over Belford, expecting to land at Taree at 15:01. The wreckage was found on December 22, 1955.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hLIDAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3675%2C3218980, http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/hudson/vh-sml.htmhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hLIDAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3675%2C3218980, http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/hudson/vh-sml.htmPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight operations.Mechanical failure during flight operations.Share on:
