Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 10 June 1951 |
Type: | Short S.25 Sandringham 4 |
Operator: | Qantas |
Registration: | VH-EBW |
MSN: | SH.30C |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Port Vila ( Vanuatu)
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Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Whilst taxiing for take-off the aircraft struck coral in the harbour puncturing the hull in several places. Reportedly this was caused by an evasive manoeuvre in response to a powered canoe that crossed its path.
The aircraft was stripped of parts and scuttled near the harbour.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving Web Site»
aussieairliners.org
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.