VH-URT (BE20) — routes, history & safety record

Register facts: CASA Register of Civil Aircraft (open data, file dated October 1, 2026).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1990 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VH-URT.

October 2, 1935AccidentHull loss
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 86 · 5 fatalities
It was determined that VH-URT had gone into an uncontrollable spin, and three possible precipitating factors were: a loss of control after a power plant failure, the fouling of the tail surfaces while the trailing aerial was being reeled in or a structural failure. Full accident record