We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The airplane was approaching Whitemark Airport (Flinders Island) when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea, some 3 km offshore. The aircraft named Loina was destroyed and all five occupants were killed. Crew: Norman Evans, pilot, Maxwell Brown, copilot, Edward Best, flight engineer. Passengers: G. S. Anderson, G. Garlick. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that VH-URT had gone into an uncontrollable spin, and three possible precipitating factors were: a loss of co
De Havilland DH.86 Express · 5 fatalities