Crash of a North American B-25D-5 Mitchell off Kar Kar Island
Date & Time:
Apr 16, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
41-30020
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lae - Lae
MSN:
87-8185
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Bismarck sea, east of the Kar Kar Island. While the aircraft was lost, all six occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
