Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 12, 1956 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 12, 1956 near Hobart Tasmania, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot relied on poor external...
- Date: January 12, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Hobart Tasmania, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot relied on poor external visual references to judge altitude, paid too little attention to the instruments, and flew an irregular approach.
An Ansett Airways DC-3 on a cargo flight from Melbourne to Hobart crashed into Frederick Henry Bay on 12 January 1956 while approaching Hobart. One of the two pilots was killed and the other survived. The cause was poor visual judgement of altitude and inattention to the instruments during an irregular approach.