Sydney – Auckland

On November 17, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Sydney – Auckland experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, with the event recorded near Sydney New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While accelerating during the takeoff run, the four engine aircraft deviated to the left. The captain applied right rudder and advanced the throttles with the number one engine leading to compensate. Unfortunately, the number one engine failed. Despite this corrective action, the airplane went out of control and veered off runway to the right. When it departed the pavement, the right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. All seven crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-EAV, MSN 1291, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.8471°, 151.0634°.