Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Loch: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 10, 1960
Registration:
VH-FIB
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Whitemark – Melbourne
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight from Whitemark (Flinders Island) to Melbourne-Moorabbin with a load of crayfish. While overflying Bass Strait, an engine failed. The crew jettisoned the cargo but was unable to maintain a safe altitude. While approaching Loch, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames onto a hill. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
