Crash of a General Aircraft Genairco in Cairns

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1937
Type of aircraft:
General Aircraft Genairco
Operator:
C. A. Collas
Registration:
VH-UUK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
18
YOM:
1930
Location:
Cairns
Queensland
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Cairns, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a swampy area. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a General Aircraft Genairco in Kabakaul: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1933
Type of aircraft:
General Aircraft Genairco
Operator:
Rabaul Airways
Registration:
VH-UNY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kabakaul - Kabakaul
MSN:
12
YOM:
1930
Location:
Kabakaul
East New Britain
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing local joyrides in the area of Rabaul and Kanakaul. While flying over the Rainau Plantation, the pilot Duncan failed to realized his altitude was insufficient. The airplane struck a tall coconut tree and crashed. A passenger was killed while the second passenger was seriously injured. The pilot Duncan escaped with minor injuries.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the pilot who failed to see and avoid a tall coconut tree while completing a joyride at low height.
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