Katherine – Darwin

On December 11, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Katherine – Darwin experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, operated by Muir Airlines, with the event recorded near Katherine Northern Territory.

The flight was categorized as cargo 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft turned to the right but failed to climb and after travelling some 8 miles was landed in an open field and overturned. All three occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-DMA, MSN 6029, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.4625°, 132.2583°.