De Havilland DH.50

North Queensland Airways

Crashed on landing at Cairns Airport. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all occupants survived.

Mandated Airlines

En route, the single engine aircraft hit a mountain near Waipali and was destroyed. The pilot was injured.

Holden's Air Transport Services

On landing in Ramu, the aircraft ran into high grass, went out of control and veered off runway before coming to rest. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Rockhampton Aerial Services

While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the engine failed. The pilot recovered from a spin and completed an emergency landing near Capella, Queensland. The pilot was rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Pacific Aerial Transport

Crashed on landing.

Rockhampton Aerial Services

The single engine aircraft was performing an ambulance flight from Rockhampton. While flying along the shore with one patient, one doctor and a crew of two, the aircraft encountered unknown problems, forcing the pilot to ditch the aircraft off shore. All four occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was later destroyed.

Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

While flying at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the aircraft named 'Atalanta' went out of control and crashed 16 km southeast of Winton. All three occupants were killed.

West Australian Airways

En route from Carnarvon to Broome, weather conditions worsened and crew decided to divert to Mia Mia Station. Upon landing, the airplane hit violently the runway surface, causing the propeller to be torn off. The blades went trough the cabin and the aircraft came to rest. As the airplane was damaged beyond repair, all three passengers were injured and both crew members were unhurt.

SABENA - Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne

The aircraft departed Elisabethville on a flight to Luluabourg with an intermediate stop in Bukama, carrying five passengers and two crew members. The crew initiated the takeoff procedure from a water logged runway. After a course of about 900 metres, the airplane overran and crashed against rocks. All five passengers and the flight mechanic escaped uninjured while the pilot Henri Van Reempst was killed after being wedged between his seat and the steering wheel.

West Australian Airways

Crashed shortly after takeoff from Geraldton Airport. There were no casualties.

Imperial Airways

Shortly after takeoff from Plymouth, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reason. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Few minutes after takeoff from Adelaide-Parafield Airport, while cruising at a height of 1,800 feet, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed on hilly terrain near Golden Grove, northeast of Adelaide, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. The pilot Charles William Anderson Scott, slightly injured, was able to assist his mechanic George Nutson who was seriously burned. Unfortunately, he died from his injuries few hours later.

North Sea Aerial %26 General Transport

The aircraft departed London on a mail flight to Nairobi with intermediate stops in Cairo, Khartoum and Kisumu. While taking off from the Bay of Kisumu, the seaplane collided with floating obstacles (jetsam) and came to rest. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.