Jurien Bay – Perth

On March 22, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Jurien Bay – Perth experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Brain %26 Brown Airfreighters, with the event recorded near Lancelin Western Australia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. On a flight from Jurien Bay to Perth, carrying a load of crayfish, the right engine failed. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing 12 km north of Lancelin. All three occupants were uninjured while the aircraft and the cargo were lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-BIX.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.0225°, 115.3302°.