Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 September 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A65-115
Location: off Darwin, NT –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Starboard engineStarboard engine
Category: Accident
A starboard engine fire occurred during flight, leading to a ditching of a aircraft approximately 500 yards off shore at Mendil Beach, Darwin.A starboard engine fire occurred during flight, leading to a ditching of a aircraft approximately 500 yards off shore at Mendil Beach, Darwin.
Description
The starboard engine caught fire in flight. A ditching was carried out some 500 yards off shore at Mendil Beach Darwin.
Source of Information
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