Melbourne – Sydney

On April 3, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Melbourne – Sydney experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Adastra Airways - Adastra Aerial Surveys, with the event recorded near Melbourne-Moorabbin Victoria.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Melbourne-Moorabbin Airport, while climbing to a height of 20 feet, the right engine failed. The aircraft stalled, hit the ground past the runway end, lost its undercarriage, went through a fence and came to rest in a field. While both crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-BNS.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.9447°, 145.0676°.