Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538
VH-FTB, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 June 1960 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons |
| Site | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 |
| Aircraft name | Abel Tasman |
| Operator | Trans Australia Airlines |
| Registration | VH-TFB |
| Flight origin | Brisbane Airport Brisbane, Queensland |
| 1st stopover | Maryborough Airport Maryborough, Queensland |
| 2nd stopover | Rockhampton Airport Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Destination | Mackay Airport Mackay, Queensland |
| Occupants | 29 |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 29 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 10 June 1960, a Fokker Friendship passenger aircraft operated by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) was on approach at night to land at Mackay, Queensland, Australia when it crashed into the sea. All 29 people on board were killed.