Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 24, 1994, Sydney-...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 24, 1994 near Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Power loss...
- Date: April 24, 1994
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Power loss in the left engine caused by an inlet valve stuck open, with the aircraft overweight and the handling pilot unable to maintain safe speed, leading to a ditching.
A DC-3 operated by South Pacific Airmotive on a charter from Sydney to Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island lost power in its left engine shortly after takeoff while overweight. The crew ditched the aircraft in Botany Bay and all occupants evacuated before it sank. The official investigation also cited organisational deficiencies in the operators and the regulator.