Crash of an Avro 504K off Point Cook: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 27, 1926
Registration:
A3-24
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Point Cook - Point Cook
MSN:
H3045
YOM:
1920
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
54
Circumstances:
The pilot W. S. Hamilton, sole on board, was performing a local training mission at RAAF Point Cook. While flying over the Phillip Bay, he lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in the sea. The pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the control cables got jammed.