Cessna 340 crash, May 15, 1979 (1 killed), Goulburn New S...
Cessna 340 accident on May 15, 1979 near Goulburn New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The ATSB could not establish the cause with...
- Date: May 15, 1979
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Goulburn New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The ATSB could not establish the cause with certainty. The most likely explanation is that the pilot, possibly influenced by fatigue, did not adequately refer to the flight instruments during the takeoff and initial climb.
Cessna 340 VH-TDU took off from Goulburn on a charter flight bound for Sydney. Shortly after becoming airborne it entered a gradual descending left turn and struck the ground. The pilot was killed and the five other occupants were slightly injured. The aircraft was destroyed.