Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Somerton: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 8, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
VH-UNU
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
MSN:
1444
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a local solo training flight out from Melbourne-Essendon Airport. While making sharp turns exercises, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Somerton, 10 km northeast of Essendon Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
