Avalon - Avalon

On August 6, 1976 at 11:03 AM, Avalon - Avalon experienced a crash involving GAF Nomad N.24, operated by Government Aircraft Factories - GAF, with the event recorded near Avalon Victoria.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. At approximately 1103 hours Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 6 August 1976 the pilot of Nomad N24 aircraft Serial Number 10 encountered control difficulty at a height of about 950 feet immediately after taking off at Avalon Aerodrome. The aircraft entered a descending turn to the left through about 175 degrees and struck the ground. The pilot was killed; the occupant of the other pilot seat, an observer, sustained injuries which resulted in his death two days later; and the third occupant, the flight test engineer, was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-SUZ, MSN 10, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -38.0215°, 144.4880°.