Darwin – Baucau

On January 26, 1960 at 12:30 PM, Darwin – Baucau experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.114 Heron, operated by Transportes Aéreos de Timor, with the event recorded near Bathurst Island Northern Territory.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft left Darwin Airport at 1133LT on a charter flight to Baucau. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and about half an hour later, he was in contact with the crew of a TAT Heron registered CR-TAG. This was the last communication with the crew as shortly later, the airplane crashed into the sea off Bathurst Island. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CR-TAI, MSN 14132, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -11.5773°, 130.4177°.