Amberley - Amberley

On March 7, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Amberley - Amberley experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Amberley Queensland.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Shortly after takeoff from Amberley AFB, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 8 miles south of Rosewood. All four crew members were killed. Apparently, the loss of control occurred when a parachute release box apparently jammed the control column.

Aircraft reference details include registration A73-44.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.6304°, 152.6980°.