Melbourne - Melbourne

On March 8, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Melbourne - Melbourne experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Australian National Airways - ANA, with the event recorded near Melbourne Victoria.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. The pilot was performing a circular solo training flight from Melbourne-Essendon Airport. While making sharp turns exercises, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Somerton, north of Melbourne. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UNU, MSN 1444, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.7545°, 144.9807°.