Bankstown - Melbourne

On December 16, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Bankstown - Melbourne experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Trislander, operated by Eagle Airways - Australia, with the event recorded near Tumut New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While flying over the Snowy Mountains on a cargo flight from Bankstown to Melbourne, the pilot reported icing conditions. Shortly later, the three engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. It was later reported that a cold front was coming across the area with low temperatures and icing conditions.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-EGU, MSN 1030, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -35.3017°, 148.2230°.