VH-SMH

On October 12, 1950 at 12:00 AM, VH-SMH experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by John Fairfax %26 Sons, with the event recorded near Bungulla Western Australia.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Camden, carrying newspapers for the Sydney Morning Herald. While cruising at an altitude of 500 feet, the crew encountered low clouds when the aircraft hit a hill and crashed near Bungulla. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-SMH, MSN 13157, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.6538°, 117.5875°.