Bankstown - Bankstown

On March 13, 1974 at 03:37 PM, Bankstown - Bankstown experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Skyway Airlines, with the event recorded near Bankstown 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.

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 human factor. The crew departed Bankstown on a local training flight. While circling near the airport, the Dove collided with a private Piper PA-30-160B Twin Comanche registered VH-WWB that was approaching Bankstown Airport on a flight from Sydney with also two people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a residential area located about 3 NM from the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and all four occupants were killed. Fortunately, there were no casualties on the ground. It is believed that the crew of the Dove encountered radio problems before the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-WST, MSN 04509, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.9191°, 151.0352°.