Brisbane – Sydney

On September 2, 1948 at 08:15 PM, Brisbane – Sydney experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Australian National Airways - ANA, with the event recorded near Quirindi New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in low visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Square Peak (4,600 feet) located in the region of Quirindi. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 13 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off course by 100 miles.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-ANK, MSN 9999, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.5067°, 150.6801°.