Tamworth - Tamworth

On May 31, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Tamworth - Tamworth experienced a crash involving Avro 594 Avian, operated by J. H. Bettington, with the event recorded near Tamworth New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 airplane departed Tamworth for a local flight. The pilot was completing aerobatics when the propeller detached. He lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airfield. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UKR, MSN 205, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.0934°, 150.9319°.