Perth – Adelaide

On October 16, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Perth – Adelaide experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Airlines WA, with the event recorded near Mundaring Weir Western Australia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 weather. En route, while overflying a hilly and wooded area, the pilot encountered downdraft and was unable to maintain control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a wooded area. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-URB, MSN 63, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.9568°, 116.1650°.