Lockheed 10 Electra crash, Dec 18, 1939, Darwin Northern...
Lockheed 10 Electra accident on December 18, 1939 near Darwin Northern Territory, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Right engine fire after takeoff..
- Date: December 18, 1939
- Aircraft: Lockheed 10 Electra
- Location: Darwin Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Right engine fire after takeoff.
Guinea Airways Lockheed 10 Electra VH-UXI, named Moresby and carrying ten soldiers and two crew, lost its right engine to fire shortly after takeoff from Darwin and turned back. On the approach in low visibility it hit a tree and was destroyed by fire, but all twelve occupants escaped.