Territory Stories

Two died as 'plane crashed on station; two escape in a second

Details:

Title

Two died as 'plane crashed on station; two escape in a second,

Collection

IndexNT Newspapers, IndexNT,

Date

1972-03-27,

Location

Katherine,

Description

Two men were killed in one of two light aircraft crashes in the Top End of the Territory. The men killed were flying in a Cessna 150 twin seater, on Montejinne Station, 300 miles south of Darwin. Station owner, Brian Crowson, and an unidentified visitor to the station, were killed. Two men escaped injury in another crash at Fitzroy River Station. The plane pilot was Gus Trippe and plane was owned by Maurie Blake.,

Notes

Newspaper article,

Language

English,

Subject

Montejinnie Station, Aircraft crashes (NT), Fitzroy River Station,

Source

NT News,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/970082,