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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 in Blackall

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AUDE
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Charleville - Longreach - Cloncurry
MSN:
69
YOM:
1921
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Charleville to Longreach, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Blackall. While the pilot was uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Technical failure.