Dubbo - Dubbo

On April 7, 1949 at 01:15 PM, Dubbo - Dubbo experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, with the event recorded near Dubbo New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a local training mission. After several landings and takeoffs completed, the crew consisting of one instructor and seven pilots under supervision decided to perform a flapless landing. After touchdown, the pilot in command realized that his speed was too high and that he would be unable to stop within the remaining distance. He took the decision to make a sharp turn to the right to vacate the runway when the left main gear collapsed. The left wing contacted the ground and was sheared off at the root, causing the fuel to flow on the ground and to ignite while contacting sparks generated by the friction of the metal with the runway surface. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest in flames. All eight occupants were quickly evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-EAS, MSN 1184, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -32.2741°, 148.5773°.