Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 March 1942
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF, lsf KNILM
Registration Number: PK-AFM
Location: Katherine River, NT –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and fuel system.Aircraft engine and fuel system.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 206 experienced a sudden loss of power during flight from Brisbane to Bachelor, resulting in a crash-landing on trees.A Cessna 206 experienced a sudden loss of power during flight from Brisbane to Bachelor, resulting in a crash-landing on trees.
Description
Crash-landed on trees following fuel exhaustion en route Brisbane-Bachelor.
Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion.Fuel exhaustion.Share on:
