Brisbane – Port Moresby

On October 28, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Brisbane – Port Moresby experienced a crash involving Short S.45 Solent, operated by Trans Oceanic Airways - TOA, with the event recorded near Brisbane Queensland.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The takeoff procedure from the Brisbane River was completed by night. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of 5 meters at a speed of 110 knots, the seaplane hit a davit on the stern of a moored dredge, causing the right wing to be cut off for about 6.7 meters in line with the float. The fuselage was also badly damaged in different points. The crew abandon the takeoff and was able to park the airplane on the beach. All four crew members were unhurt but the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair. Crew: Cpt K. H. Goddard, Cpt P. H. Mathieson, F/O J. Cole, F/O R. Bush, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-TOC, MSN S.1308, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.4809°, 153.0337°.