Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 October 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: John Fairfax & Sons
Registration Number: VH-SMH
Location: Bungulla, NSW –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: The DC-3 aircraft.The DC-3 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, used for newspaper deliveries to rural districts, crashed into a cloud-covered hill. The probable cause was pilot negligence in failing to maintain sufficient terrain clearance during flight, specifically flying below 500 feet prior to entering the low cloud cover.A DC-3 aircraft, used for newspaper deliveries to rural districts, crashed into a cloud-covered hill. The probable cause was pilot negligence in failing to maintain sufficient terrain clearance during flight, specifically flying below 500 feet prior to entering the low cloud cover.
Description
The DC-3 crashed into a cloud-covered hill. The airplane was used for newspaper (Sydney Moming Herald) deliveries to country districts. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of the pilot to adopt the minimum terrain clearance for flight under Instrument Flight Rules. A contributory cause of the accident was that the pilot flew the aircraft lower than 500ft prior to entering the low cloud.”
Primary Cause
Pilot negligence in failing to maintain sufficient terrain clearance during flight.Pilot negligence in failing to maintain sufficient terrain clearance during flight.Share on:
