ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) VH-BBV Mackay Airport, QLD (MKY)
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Date:Sunday 14 March 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Queensland Airlines
Registration: VH-BBV
MSN: 12360
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:off Mackay Airport, QLD (MKY) (   Australia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Mackay Airport, QLD (MKY/YBMK), Australia
Destination airport:Rockhampton Airport, QLD (ROK/YBRK), Australia
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea.

Sources:
» The Canberra Times Monday 15 March 1954


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mackay Airport, QLD to Rockhampton Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 279 km (174 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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