Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 2, 1965, Warrnamb...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 2, 1965 near Warrnambool Victoria, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: The investigation attributed the...
- Date: April 2, 1965
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Warrnambool Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The investigation attributed the accident to the captain feathering the propeller after using procedures that did not reliably identify the failed engine.
A DC 3 on a scheduled domestic flight from Hamilton to Melbourne via Warrnambool lost power from one engine just after takeoff from Warrnambool, and the other engine then gave only partial power. The pilot made a wheels up landing in grassy paddocks, passing through three fences, and all occupants survived while the aircraft was written off.