A65-11

On February 15, 1946 at 12:00 AM, A65-11 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Lae Morobe.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On landing, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. While all four crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: F/Lt Bagshaw, F/Lt Thompson, F/Lt Smith, P/O Jacobsen.

Aircraft reference details include registration A65-11, MSN 9591, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.6698°, 146.9968°.