We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
While descending to Kalgoorlie, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie located about 22 km west of Kalgoorlie, in the Kurrawang Natural Reserve. All seven occupants were killed, among them Captain Charles M. Hood and hostess/radio operator Dorothy Reilly. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the accident was caused by the physical loss of the left wing that detached in flight due to metal fatigue.
De Havilland DH.104 Dove · 7 fatalities