Cessna 402 crash, Sep 3, 1986 (6 killed), Melbourne-Essendon
Cessna 402 accident on September 3, 1986 near Melbourne-Essendon, Victoria, Australia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of power in one engine after...
- Date: September 3, 1986
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Melbourne-Essendon, Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of power in one engine after takeoff, followed by a stall while the pilot tried to avoid power lines instead of landing ahead.
Cessna 402 VH-RED, operated as an aerial ambulance, lost power in one engine shortly after takeoff from Essendon, Melbourne, on 3 September 1986. The pilot tried to return to the airport, but the aircraft stalled while avoiding power lines at the end of the airstrip and crashed about 2 km north northwest of Essendon, killing all six people on board. The aircraft was destroyed.