Lockheed L-414 Hudson crash, Jan 20, 1942 (11 killed), Ku...
Lockheed L-414 Hudson accident on January 20, 1942 near Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia with 11 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was overloaded and...
- Date: January 20, 1942
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-414 Hudson
- Location: Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft was overloaded and stalled after its left engine caught fire on climb out, and rapid trim adjustment or structural failure may have contributed.
A Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson Mk II, overloaded with men and stores from West Timor, took off from Penfui on 20 January 1942. After the left engine caught fire on the climb, it stalled and crashed on the airstrip and exploded. All 11 aboard were killed.