Fokker Friendship F-27-100 Aircraft VH-EWL, Bathurst NSW, 31 May 1974

At approximately 1822 hours Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 31 May 1974 Fokker Friendship F-27-100 aircraft, registered VH-EWL, crashed adjacent to Runway 35 at Bathurst aerodrome, New South Wales, during an attempted go-around from a landing approach. 

The aircraft came to rest after sliding 625 metres from the impact point and sustained substantial damage. 

VH-EWL was engaged in operating a regular public transport flight with a crew of four and was carrying thirty passengers. Both members of the flight crew, and six passengers, received minor injuries; no other persons were injured.