- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 26, 1950 |
Time: | 2300 |
Location: | York, Australia |
Operator: | Ansett ANA |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Perth Adelaide Melbourne e |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
Registration: | VH-ANA |
cn / ln: | 42910 |
Aboard: | 29 (passengers:24 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 29 (passengers:24 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The airliner experienced trouble with all four engines. The crew attempted to return to Guildford but in the dark, while in a 15 degree turn to port, the aircraft barely cleared a ridge line, struck a tree 30 feet off the ground and ploughed into a downward slope shredding itself and contents into small pieces. The aircraft was named "Amana." Total loss of engine power. |
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