Avro 652 Anson crash, Feb 4, 1956 (5 killed), King Leopol...
Avro 652 Anson accident on February 4, 1956 near King Leopold Ranges Northern Territory, Australia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in...
- Date: February 4, 1956
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: King Leopold Ranges Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in thunderstorm turbulence, with pilot error of judgment in attempting the flight
A MacRobertson Miller Avro Anson on a Royal Flying Doctor ambulance flight from Tablelands to Derby disappeared after encountering thunderstorms in the King Leopold Ranges. The wreck on Hawkstone Peak was found about three weeks later. All five people aboard, the pilot, two nurses, a child patient and his father, were killed.