Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 12, 1960 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 12, 1960 near Sydney New South Wales, Australia with 3 fatalities. Cause: The cause was not...
- Date: December 12, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Sydney New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was not determined; the main wreckage sank in deep water and was not recovered.
A Douglas DC 3 (msn 12252, built 1944) of Airlines of New South Wales went out of control on a local training flight from Sydney and crashed into the sea about 24 km offshore. All three crew died and only some debris was recovered, while the main wreckage sank.