Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 February 1943
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-40-11 Lodestar
Owner/operator: Australian National Airways – ANA, lsf DCA Australia
Registration Number: VHCAJ
Location: near Townsville, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary flight control system and potentially the engine control system.The aircraft’s primary flight control system and potentially the engine control system.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic malfunction, resulting in significant structural damage beyond repair.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic malfunction, resulting in significant structural damage beyond repair.
Description
Groundlooped. Damaged beyond repair.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during flight due to a critical system failure.Loss of control during flight due to a critical system failure.Share on:
