Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 November 1942
Aircraft Type: Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A45-1
Location: Myola Lake –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft was lost due to a slip on muddy ground, causing it to flip over.A single-engine aircraft was lost due to a slip on muddy ground, causing it to flip over.
Description
Slipped on muddy ground and flipped over.
Primary Cause
Wet ground conditions resulted in a loss of control and subsequent flip over.Wet ground conditions resulted in a loss of control and subsequent flip over.Share on:
