Summary
The aircraft departed from the Charters Towers aerodrome at approximately 1115 hours and, after flying
over an area to the east and north-east, it proceeded towards Balfe's Creek, some 40 kilometres south-west of Charters Towers, where it landed at about 1210 hours. Some 15 minutes later, the four occupants re-boarded the
aft and it took off towards the north-east. It then made a gradual right turn and, when last observed by a
resident of Balfe's Creek, it was at a height of some 200 to 300 feet heading towards the nearby Lake Powlathanga.
At about 1515 hours the surviving passenger was found by chance by a local resident on the shore of the lake.
