Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 24 June 1945 |
Time: | 10:30 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.86A Express |
Operator: | MacRobertson Miller Airlines |
Registration: | VH-USF |
MSN: | 2310 |
First flight: | 1934 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Geraldton Airport, WA (GET) ( Australia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Geraldton Airport, WA (GET/YGEL), Australia |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The DH-86 had arrived at Geraldton Airport, WA (GET) after a flight from Perth. It departed for the next leg on the domestic service, but returned to the airport shortly after takeoff. The airplane reportedly stalled and crashed.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» The Canberra Times Tuesday 26 June 1945
» Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Monday 25 June 1945
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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.