De Havilland DH.84 Dragon crash, Oct 1, 2012 (6 killed)
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon accident on October 1, 2012 near Borumba Dam, Queensland, Australia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Pilot unintentionally entered...
- Date: October 1, 2012
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
- Location: Borumba Dam, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot unintentionally entered instrument conditions and could not regain visual reference, likely becoming spatially disoriented and losing control. The aircraft was probably above maximum take-off weight.
A 1934 de Havilland DH.84 Dragon on a private VFR flight from Monto to Caboolture ran into cloud and lost visual reference over the hills west of Gympie. The pilot asked air traffic control for help after reporting full cloud, and witnesses heard and briefly saw the aircraft moving in and out of low cloud. It struck steep wooded terrain and all six occupants died.