Australian National Airways Flight 331
The crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 September 1948 |
| Summary | CFIT |
| Site | Near Nundle, New South Wales, Australia 31°30′40″S 150°55′59″E / 31.511°S 150.933°E |
| Aircraft | |
| VH-ANK, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3C-SIC3G |
| Aircraft name | Lutana |
| Operator | Australian National Airways |
| Registration | VH-ANK (c/n 9999) |
| Flight origin | Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Destination | Sydney Airport, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Australian National Airways Flight 331 was a passenger flight on 2 September 1948, operated by Lutana, a Douglas DC-3 of Australian National Airways, which crashed into high terrain en route from Brisbane to Sydney, killing all 13 on board. A judicial enquiry by a Supreme Court Judge determined that the crash was caused by errors in radio navigation equipment used by the pilot to navigate the route from Brisbane to Sydney.
One of the passengers was Margaret McIntyre, the first woman elected to the Parliament of Tasmania.