Avro 652 Anson crash, Feb 10, 1960 (2 killed), Loch Victoria
Avro 652 Anson accident on February 10, 1960 near Loch Victoria, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: One engine lost power and failed, the crew could...
- Date: February 10, 1960
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Loch Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: One engine lost power and failed, the crew could not maintain altitude, and the aircraft stalled and crashed on a hilltop while climbing to clear rising terrain near Loch.
An Avro Anson of Flinders Island Airlines was carrying a load of crayfish towards Moorabbin, Melbourne, on 10 February 1960 when one engine lost power and then failed over Bass Strait. The crew threw the cargo into the sea but could not hold altitude, and near Loch, Victoria the aircraft stalled, crashed on a hilltop and burnt out. Both crew members were killed.