Simmonds Spartan crash, May 26, 1935 (2 killed), Melbourn...
Simmonds Spartan accident on May 26, 1935 near Melbourne Victoria, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure followed by a spin during an...
- Date: May 26, 1935
- Aircraft: Simmonds Spartan
- Location: Melbourne Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure followed by a spin during an attempted forced landing
Shortly after takeoff from Essendon, the Simmonds Spartan VH UQD lost engine power at about 300 feet, went into a tight spin and crashed on Keilor Road, North Essendon, about two miles from the aerodrome. George Patrick Fairbairn and his wife Mary were killed.