Melbourne – Deniliquin

On November 8, 1948 at 07:40 AM, Melbourne – Deniliquin experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Australian National Airways - ANA, with the event recorded near Mount Macedon Victoria.

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

23 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 13.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft christened 'Kurana' left Melbourne-Essendon at 0726LT bound for Deniliquin. Fourteen minutes later, the crew encountered low visibility due to clouds. At an altitude of 3,000 feet, the crew increased power on both engines to gain height but the aircraft hit trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area. All 19 passengers and the stewardess were injured while all three crew members were killed as the cockpit was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UZK, MSN 2003, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.4020°, 144.5877°.