Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-23589
Location: Carnarvon Gorge, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A flight carrying passengers from Darwin to Brisbane crashed at Carnarvon Gorge due to a violent electrical storm. All passengers and crew perished.A flight carrying passengers from Darwin to Brisbane crashed at Carnarvon Gorge due to a violent electrical storm. All passengers and crew perished.
Description
Took off from Darwin on a flight bound for Brisbane. Flew into a violent electrical storm and crashed at Carnarvon Gorge and everyone died in the crash.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-23589.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-23589.htmlPrimary Cause
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