Armidale – Glen Innes

On January 20, 1984 at 08:25 AM, Armidale – Glen Innes experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 685, operated by Private Australian, with the event recorded near Ben Lomond New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the flight the pilot reported that he would descend to cruise at 500 feet above ground level. Witnesses saw an aircraft at low level on the expected track, and others heard aircraft noise and then the sound of an impact. Weather conditions were overcast with low cloud covering the hills. The wreckage was found at an elevation of about 4,300 feet above mean sea level. The aircraft had apparently struck the ground while in a steep nosedown attitude and rotating to the right. A fire had broken out and engulfed the wreckage. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-MML, MSN 685-12054, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.0237°, 151.6592°.