Friday afternoon a United Airlines Jet was 4,000 feet from landing at Townsville Midway Airport until the airplane plowed through residential homes south of the city.
An eye witness made a statement, “I saw the plane coming lower and lower. I couldn’t believe it. I thought surely it would go back up in the air. But it kept coming down. I knew it would never make it to the airport. I was scared.”
Curtis Vokamer, the deputy fire marshall and his crew found the majority of the 55 passengers deceased within the debri. Three flight attendants along with thirteen other passengers were admitted to Holy Cross Hospital with injuries.