Boeing 707 crash, Oct 29, 1991 (5 killed), Woodside Beach
Boeing 707 accident on October 29, 1991 near Woodside Beach, Victoria, Australia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The instructor's asymmetric-flight...
- Date: October 29, 1991
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Woodside Beach, Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The instructor's asymmetric-flight demonstration led to a sudden departure from controlled flight. The inquiry also cited inadequate 707 operational knowledge, training and documentation within the RAAF.
A RAAF Boeing 707 on a training flight from Richmond to Avalon with five crew aboard lost height from 5,000 feet and plunged into the sea off Woodside Beach, Victoria. The instructor had devised an asymmetric-flight demonstration near minimum control speed that was inherently dangerous. The Board of Inquiry found that he did not appreciate this, and that the RAAF lacked adequate 707 training material and documentation. All five crew died.