Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 February 1942
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-20066
Location: 10 km SW of Truscott, WA –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems (specifically, the flight control system and navigation system).Aircraft control systems (specifically, the flight control system and navigation system).
Category: Accident
A pilot overshot Broome Airport at night, resulting in a significant flight path deviation. The aircraft subsequently landed on a wide open space near Varsittart Bay, approximately six miles south-west of Truscott. All crew members survived, and the crash site remains accessible.A pilot overshot Broome Airport at night, resulting in a significant flight path deviation. The aircraft subsequently landed on a wide open space near Varsittart Bay, approximately six miles south-west of Truscott. All crew members survived, and the crash site remains accessible.
Description
The pilot overshot Broome Airport at night and flew on for another 400 miles. It subsequently made a wheels up landing in an open space near Varsittart Bay, about six miles south-west of Truscott. All survived. The crash site is still accessible.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? overshooting the airport and deviation from a planned route.Pilot error ? overshooting the airport and deviation from a planned route.Share on:
