Hobart – Melbourne

On August 8, 1951 at 09:00 PM, Hobart – Melbourne experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Trans Australia Airlines - TAA, with the event recorded near Hobart Tasmania.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Shortly after takeoff from Hobart Airport, while in initial climb, the crew started a turn at low height when the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Barilla Bay, less than 3 km from the airfield. Both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-TAT, MSN 13083, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -42.8476°, 147.3527°.