Daly Waters – Tennant Creek – Alice Springs

On September 6, 1935 at 12:00 AM, Daly Waters – Tennant Creek – Alice Springs experienced a crash involving General Aircraft ST-12 Monospar, operated by Australian Transcontinental Airways - ATA, with the event recorded near Woodgreen Station Northern Territory.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was being used to ferry the passengers from VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia' which had suffered engine failure near Daly Waters when the Monospar had an engine failure itself. It was en route from Daly Waters to Alice Springs with two passengers on board, two crew and a crocodile which was destined for the Melbourne Zoo. Crew reduced his altitude and elected to make an emergency landing in a desert area located near Woodgreen Station, Northern Australia. On landing, aircraft slid several yards and hit trees before coming to rest. The engineer walked some 30 miles to the overland telegraph line to find help. All passengers were eventually rescued and they survived as they ate the crocodile.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UTZ, MSN 42.