Melbourne - Melbourne

On December 23, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Melbourne - Melbourne experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Royal Victorian Aero Club, with the event recorded near Melbourne-Essendon Victoria.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Essendon Airport, the single engine aircraft clipped a tree and crashed 3 miles east of the airport. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-AUL, MSN 246, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.7454°, 144.9105°.