Narrative:
Overshot the runway and crashed into trees while practicing takeoffs and landings.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Butler Air Transport |
| Registration: | VH-AOH |
| MSN: | 13603 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Schofields Airport, NSW ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Schofields Airport, NSW (YSFS), Australia |
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Overshot the runway and crashed into trees while practicing takeoffs and landings.
Classification:
Runway excursion
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