De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover crash, Jan 5, 1966, T...
De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover accident on January 5, 1966 near Thargomindah Queensland, Australia with no fatalities.
- Date: January 5, 1966
- Aircraft: De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover
- Location: Thargomindah Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
During takeoff from Thargomindah, Queensland, the Royal Flying Doctor Service de Havilland Australia Drover could not keep directional control in a moderate quartering wind. It ran sideways off the strip, and both undercarriage struts were torn away after it struck rocks. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.