Whitemark – Melbourne

On February 10, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Whitemark – Melbourne experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Flinders Island Airways, with the event recorded near Loch Victoria.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Whitemark (Flinders Island) to Melbourne-Moorabbin with a load of crayfish. While overflying Bass Strait, an engine failed. The crew jettisoned the cargo but was unable to maintain a safe altitude. While approaching Loch, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames onto a hill. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-FIB.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -38.3685°, 145.7060°.