Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 October 1934
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH.86 Express
Owner/operator: Holyman’s Airways
Registration Number: VH-URN
Location: off Wilsons Promontory, VIC [Bass Strait] –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s) and/or flight control systems.Aircraft engine(s) and/or flight control systems.
Category: Accident
On October 26, 2001, a De Havilland DH.86 Express passenger plane, named ‘Miss Hobart,’ vanished over Bass Strait near Wilson?s Promontory in Tasmania, during a flight from Launceston to Melbourne. Captain V. Holyman, a co-founder of the airline, was among the missing passengers. The discovery of patches of oil on the next day near Wilson?s Promontory suggests a potential mechanical failure.On October 26, 2001, a De Havilland DH.86 Express passenger plane, named ‘Miss Hobart,’ vanished over Bass Strait near Wilson?s Promontory in Tasmania, during a flight from Launceston to Melbourne. Captain V. Holyman, a co-founder of the airline, was among the missing passengers. The discovery of patches of oil on the next day near Wilson?s Promontory suggests a potential mechanical failure.
Description
A de Havilland DH.86 Express passenger plane, named “Miss Hobart” disappeared over Bass Strait during a flight from Launceston, Tasmania, to Melbourne. Captain V. Holyman, one of the co-founders of the airline, was among the missing. The next day patches of oil were discovered some 10 miles off Wilsons Promontory.
Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or malfunction of the aircraft’s engine or systems.Possible mechanical failure or malfunction of the aircraft’s engine or systems.Share on:
