AW660

On September 26, 1949 at 12:00 AM, AW660 experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Lakes Entrance Victoria.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While on a training sortie, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bass Strait, few km off Lakes Entrance. The wreckage was found two days later. All five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration AW660.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.8853°, 147.9716°.