Richmond - §Avalon

On October 29, 1991 at 11:47 AM, Richmond - §Avalon experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Woodside Beach Victoria.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Richmond on a flight to Avalon, carrying five crew members. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet along the coast, the aircraft lost height and plunged in the sea. The wreckage was found about one km off Woodside Beach and all five occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were good. Crew: Cpt Mark Lewin, pilot, F/Lt Tim Ellis, copilot, F/Lt Mark Duncan, pilot, W/O Jon Fawcett, flight engineer, W/O Al Gwynne, loadmaster.

Aircraft reference details include registration A20-103, MSN 21103, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -38.5459°, 146.9776°.