Salisbury – Broken Hill

On January 18, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Salisbury – Broken Hill experienced a crash involving Avro 619 Five, operated by Wilson Airways, with the event recorded near Broken Hill Central.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While approaching Broken Hill on a flight from Salisbury, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an uninhabited area located 19 km from Broken Hill. All five occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AASO, MSN 383, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.4467°, 28.4425°.