Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Fecha: | 18 ABR 1948 |
| Tipo: | Lockheed 414-56 Hudson IIIA |
| Operador: | Guinea Air Traders |
| Registración: | VH-ALA |
| Numéro de série: | 6460 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1942 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 33 / Ocupantes: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 37 / Ocupantes: 37 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Lae Airfield (Papúa Nueva Guinea)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Lae Airfield, Papúa Nueva Guinea |
| Bulolo Airport (BUL), Papúa Nueva Guinea |
The pilot lost control when an engine failed on takeoff; crashed on an island in the Markham River. Only the pilot was provided with a seat and seatbelt as the airplane was operated in freighter configuration.
Fuentes:
» The Lockheed File - VH-ALA
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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.
Papúa Nueva Guinea