Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 July 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A65-106
Location: near Pearce, WA –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: C-47 aircraft’s flight control systems and potentially its landing gear.C-47 aircraft’s flight control systems and potentially its landing gear.
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft crashed on a hillside shortly after takeoff, returning from calibrating the Muehla Tracking Station to support NASA’s Mercury space launch project.A C-47 aircraft crashed on a hillside shortly after takeoff, returning from calibrating the Muehla Tracking Station to support NASA’s Mercury space launch project.
Description
Crashed on a hillside shortly after takeoff. The C-47 was returning home after calibrating the Muchea Tracking Station in support of NASA’s Mercury space launch project.
Source of Information
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Loss of control during takeoff due to adverse weather conditions and potentially a mechanical failure.Loss of control during takeoff due to adverse weather conditions and potentially a mechanical failure.Share on:
