3 fatalities

Twin-engine aircraft crash into sea near Seaspray during training flight (BM711)

Seaspray, AustraliaFlight

On May 12, 1943, an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford (registration BM711) operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF was involved in an aviation accident near Seaspray, Australia in flight. 3 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The official investigation concluded that the accident resulted from a loss of control for an undetermined reason. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A twin-engine airplane crashed into the sea 8 km northeast of Seaspray while on a training sortie from Sale Airport, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members aboard.

What happened

The incident occurred during a routine training mission departing from Sale Airport. While maintaining a cruising altitude of 2,000 feet, the twin engine airplane initiated a right turn. This maneuver transitioned into an uncontrolled descent that the crew was unable to arrest. The aircraft ultimately impacted the water surface approximately 8 kilometers northeast of Seaspray.

Search and recovery teams located the wreckage roughly 400 meters offshore. All three individuals on board were killed in the accident. The victims were identified as members of the 3rd BGS, though specific names are omitted in this summary to maintain privacy standards for private individuals.

Probable cause

The official investigation concluded that the accident resulted from a loss of control for an undetermined reason.