Darwin - Darwin

On September 5, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Darwin - Darwin experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Darwin Northern Territory.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While completing a training flight in Darwin and flying along the coast, the right engine caught fire. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft about 500 yards off the Mindil Beach. All five crew members were injured while the aircraft sank and was lost. Crew: F/Lt A. A. Lange, W/O R. McGrath, LAC B. R. Hanson, LAC R. S. Bowley, LAC J. J. Harvey.

Aircraft reference details include registration A65-115, MSN 16716/33464, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.4124°, 130.8357°.