Sydney – Brisbane

On May 12, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Sydney – Brisbane experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Airlines of Australia, with the event recorded near Sydney New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. All seven occupants (five passengers and both crew) were on board and ready for departure to Brisbane. When the pilot started the engine, one of them exploded and the fire quickly spread to the rest of the structure. All seven occupants were able to evacuate and four were injured, among them the captain. The aircraft was completely destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UVS, MSN 6265, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.8471°, 151.0634°.