Albion Park - Albion Park

On December 18, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Albion Park - Albion Park experienced a crash involving Bristol 170 Freighter, operated by Pacific Aviation, with the event recorded near Albion Park New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a local training flight at Albion Park Airport, south of Sydney. En route, the crew decided to shut the right engine down but was unable to feather its propeller. The airplane lost height and the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-AAH, MSN 12774, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.5720°, 150.7751°.