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Ansett-ANA Flight 325
Summary
On the evening of 30 November 1961, Ansett-ANA Flight 325, a service from Sydney to Canberra, Australia, operated by a Vickers Viscount 720, broke up in mid-air and crashed shortly after takeoff, when it encountered a severe thunderstorm. All 15 people on board were killed.
Radio contact was lost about nine minutes after takeoff, but no reports of a crash were initially received by the authorities. The next day, wreckage and a fuel slick were found on the surface of Botany Bay, Sydney. The aircraft had been drawn into a thunderstorm and subjected to extreme turbulence. It had broken up and crashed into Botany Bay less than from where it took off.
The loss of Flight 325 was the first fatal accident suffered by Ansett since commencement of operations in 1935.
Ansett-ANA Flight 325, a Vickers Viscount registered VH-TVC "John Oxley", took off from Sydney Airport on runway 07 at 7:17 pm local time for a scheduled passenger flight to Canberra. The aircraft was being leased from Trans Australia Airlines in exchange for a Douglas DC-6B aircraft. On board were the pilot, Stan Lindsay; co-pilot, Ben Costello; two air hostesses, Aileen Keldie and Elizabeth Hardy; and eleven passengers.
Around the time of takeoff there was a severe thunderstorm with very heavy rain to the south of the airport and another to the north. Above Sydney airport there was cloud at about but no thunderstorm activity. Flight 325 was observed to enter cloud shortly after take off. Five other aircraft took off while this meteorological situation existed.
Flight 325 was directed to take off and continue heading east towards the Tasman Sea until reaching an altitude of , turn around and fly west to a radio navigation aid west of the airport and then turn south-west for Canberra. The crew were to ensure they passed over the airport no lower than .
Five minutes after takeoff the crew advised they had reached . About 31⁄2 minutes later, Sydney air traffic control called Flight 325 with a routine request for information but received no reply.
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