Shortly after 2200h on 10 Jun 60, Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 crashed into the sea while approaching Mackay Airport. The Fokker F27 Friendship, registered VH-TFB and named Abel Tasman, was carrying 25 passengers and four crew, and every person aboard was killed. Heavy fog had affected Mackay Airport and prevented the aircraft from completing an earlier landing attempt. The crew remained near Mackay while conditions were monitored, but contact was subsequently lost dur