Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 39067
Location: Gooseberry Hill, WA –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A three-minute after takeoff aircraft struck the rising stony ground of Gooseberry Hill in fog, resulting in a crash.A three-minute after takeoff aircraft struck the rising stony ground of Gooseberry Hill in fog, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed three minutes after takeoff from runway 11. The aircraft struck the rising stony ground of Gooseberry Hill in fog.
Source of Information
http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Fog conditions and the terrain of Gooseberry Hill.Fog conditions and the terrain of Gooseberry Hill.Share on:
