Crash of a Lockheed 10B Electra in Virginia

Date & Time: May 16, 1946 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 10 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
VH-UZP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1109
YOM:
1937
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Adelaide-Parafield Airport, the crew lost visual contact with the ground due to heavy rain falls. The twin engine aircraft christened 'Ansalanta' hit the ground and came to rest upside down in a field located in Virginia, some 10 km north of Parafield Airport. All 12 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon in Adelaide: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
A34-48
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2037
YOM:
1943
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Adelaide-Parafield Airport, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed, killing both crew members.
Crew (34th Squadron):
P/O Milton Hubert Conkey,
LAC Bernard James Hovey.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Adelaide

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
A7-96
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Adelaide - Adelaide
MSN:
1883
YOM:
1932
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane crashed upon landing at Adelaide-Parafield Airport while completing a local training flight. Both pilots evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Gipsy Moth in Adelaide: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
VH-UNE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Adelaide - Adelaide
MSN:
1398
YOM:
1930
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Lawrence Newman was performing a local training flight out from Adelaide-Parafield Airport with a De Havilland DH.60X Moth registered VH-UGU and owned by Miss I. J. Bishop. In flight, the single engine airplane collided with another De Havilland DH.60M Gipsy Moth registered VH-UNE and owned by the Royal Aero Club of South Australia. The pilot Horace R. Blair Cowan was also completing a local solo training flight. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and were destroyed. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Adelaide: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
I. J. Bishop
Registration:
VH-UGU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Adelaide - Adelaide
MSN:
606
YOM:
1928
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Lawrence Newman was performing a local training flight out from Adelaide-Parafield Airport with a De Havilland DH.60X Moth registered VH-UGU and owned by Miss I. J. Bishop. In flight, the single engine airplane collided with another De Havilland DH.60M Gipsy Moth registered VH-UNE and owned by the Royal Aero Club of South Australia. The pilot Horace R. Blair Cowan was also completing a local solo training flight. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and were destroyed. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Modbury

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
VH-ULL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Adelaide - Adelaide
MSN:
712
YOM:
1928
Location:
Adelaide
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Adelaide-Parafield Airport. In flight, while completing aerobatics manoeuvre, a wing failed. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, injuring both occupants.
Probable cause:
Wing failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Adelaide: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AUAM
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Adelaide - Adelaide
MSN:
364
YOM:
1927
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot L. Birks was performing a local training flight at Parafield Airport, Adelaide. On final approach, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.50J in Golden Grove: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.50
Operator:
Registration:
G-AUHI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Adelaide – Longreach
MSN:
5
YOM:
1928
Location:
Adelaide
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Charles Scott was reprimanded by the management of QANTAS for not delaying his flight until better weather prevailed and for making an unauthorized change to the route to Longreach.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Adelaide: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AUAP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Adelaide - Adelaide
MSN:
365
YOM:
1927
Location:
Adelaide-Parafield
South Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Ivor E. McIntyre was performing a local training flight at Parafield Airport, Adelaide. In unknown circumstances, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed near the airfield. McIntyre was killed, he was 28.
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