De Havilland DH.86 Express crash, Feb 20, 1942 (9 killed)
De Havilland DH.86 Express accident on February 20, 1942 near Brisbane Queensland, Australia with 9 fatalities. Cause: The official inquiry was...
- Date: February 20, 1942
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.86 Express
- Location: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The official inquiry was inconclusive, and the aircraft apparently developed structural problems in heavy cloud and rain.
A Qantas de Havilland DH 86 Express on a scheduled flight from Brisbane Archerfield to Mount Isa and Darwin departed about two hours late. Shortly after takeoff it entered heavy cloud and rain, lost control and crashed at the foot of Mount Petrie near Belmont, south of the airport. All nine aboard, two crew and seven passengers, were killed.