Narrative:
Crashed in Snowy Mountains.
There was a severe cold front across southern New South Wales at the time. Before the pilot made a distress call, he told ATC that he was experiencing airframe and carburettor icing.
» Air Britain 10:2 p.42
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1980 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 |
| Operator: | Eagle Airways Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-EGU |
| MSN: | 1030 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Engines: | 3 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 17 km (10.6 mls) SE of Tumut, NS ( Australia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK), Australia |
| Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN), Australia |
Crashed in Snowy Mountains.
There was a severe cold front across southern New South Wales at the time. Before the pilot made a distress call, he told ATC that he was experiencing airframe and carburettor icing.
Sources:
» John Darcy Williams (e-mail 19 June 2016)» Air Britain 10:2 p.42
Photos
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
accident date: 16-12-1980
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: VH-EGU
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bankstown Airport, NSW to Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC as the crow flies is 691 km (432 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Bankstown Airport, NSW to Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC as the crow flies is 691 km (432 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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