| Date: | Monday 12 December 1960 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Airlines of New South Wales |
| Registration: | VH-INI |
| MSN: | 12252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33027 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820-G202A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 21 km E off South Head, Sydney, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | DCA Australia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DC-3C had departed Sydney for a pilot training flight, but failed to return. Some floating wreckage was found and recovered off Sydney.
It was determined that the aircraft did not carry out a controlled ditching, based on the pieces of wreckage that were recovered. Investigators also did not find any evidence of a fire or explosion.
CAUSE: "The cause of this accident has not been determined."
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