Narrative:
Crashed into sea off Hobsonville after suffering engine failure while practising single engine approaches.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3549 |
| MSN: | 33482/16734 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Hobsonville Air Base (NZHB) ( New Zealand)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Hobsonville Air Base (NZHB), New Zealand |
Crashed into sea off Hobsonville after suffering engine failure while practising single engine approaches.
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