Camden - Camden
Flight / Schedule
Camden - Camden
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.104 DoveRegistration
VH-DHD
MSN
04400
Year of Manufacture
1953
Operator
De Havilland Aircraft UKDate
December 1, 1954 at 12:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Camden New South Wales
Region
Oceania • Australia
Coordinates
-34.0352°, 150.7611°
Narrative Report
On December 1, 1954 at 12:00 PM, Camden - Camden experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by De Havilland Aircraft UK, with the event recorded near Camden New South Wales.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew was engaged in a local training flight to be familiarized on this aircraft that was registered on the Australian registry two days earlier. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane crashed in a field and was destroyed. A pilot was killed while two other occupants were injured. Crew: Cpt T. H. Dalton, pilot, Reginald C. Adsett, examiner, † R. H. Jarvis, assistant to Mr. Adsett.
Aircraft reference details include registration VH-DHD, MSN 04400, year of manufacture 1953.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.0352°, 150.7611°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a local training flight to be familiarized on this aircraft that was registered on the Australian registry two days earlier. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane crashed in a field and was destroyed. A pilot was killed while two other occupants were injured. Crew: Cpt T. H. Dalton, pilot, Reginald C. Adsett, examiner, † R. H. Jarvis, assistant to Mr. Adsett.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
33.3%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Camden - Camden
Operator
De Havilland Aircraft UKFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Oceania • Australia
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