Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jun 10, 1960 (29 killed), Ma...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on June 10, 1960 near Mackay Queensland, Australia with 29 fatalities. Cause: The inquiry did not determine a particular...
- Date: June 10, 1960
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Mackay Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The inquiry did not determine a particular cause. It examined the possibility of an altimeter malfunction or of the altimeter being misread.
Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538, a Fokker F27 Friendship (VH TFB), crashed into the sea while approaching Mackay, Queensland, at night on 10 June 1960. All 29 people on board were killed. The inquiry did not determine a particular cause and examined the possibility of an altimeter fault or misreading.