VH-SBQ

On August 14, 1961 at 12:00 AM, VH-SBQ experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Trans Australia Airlines - TAA, with the event recorded near Samarai Island Milne Bay.

The flight was categorized as 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft off the Samarai Island. After landing, the airplane drifted to rocks and was damaged beyond repair. All nine occupants were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-SBQ, MSN 241, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.6129°, 150.6644°.