ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335817
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1951 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Registration: | VH-TAT |
| MSN: | 13083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barilla Bay, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hobart Airport, TAS (HBA/YMHB) |
| Melbourne (unknown airport), VIC |
The DC-3 crashed into Barilla Bay immediately after takeoff.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of lateral control during a turn at low altitude soon after take-off. The probable cause of the loss of lateral control was the presence of ice on the aircraft surface."
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