Status: | |
Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
Time: | 17:15 |
Type: | Douglas DC-2-171 |
Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registration: | A30-13 |
MSN: | 1373 |
First flight: | 1935 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Cooktown Airport, QLD (CTN) ( Australia)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Cooktown Airport, QLD (CTN/YCKN), Australia |
Narrative:The pilot executed a go around at Cooktown Airport, QLD (CTN), Australia. The DC-2 then stalled 10 feet above runway, causing the starboard wing to contact the runway first, resulting in a groundloop.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Dibrugarh, Assam.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.