Charleville - Longreach - Cloncurry
Flight / Schedule
Charleville - Longreach - Cloncurry
Aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8Registration
G-AUDE
MSN
69
Year of Manufacture
1921
Date
September 13, 1923 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Blackall Queensland
Region
Oceania • Australia
Coordinates
-24.4243°, 145.4655°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 13, 1923 at 12:00 AM, Charleville - Longreach - Cloncurry experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, operated by Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, with the event recorded near Blackall Queensland.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Charleville to Longreach, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Blackall. While the pilot was uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-AUDE, MSN 69, year of manufacture 1921.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -24.4243°, 145.4655°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Charleville to Longreach, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Blackall. While the pilot was uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Charleville - Longreach - Cloncurry
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Oceania • Australia
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