ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138712
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 26-SEP-2011 |
| Time: | 9am LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Operator: | Basair Australia Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-HCE |
| C/n / msn: | 15283791 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport - YSBK, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport - YSBK |
A Cessna 152 crashed and flipped on to its roof after an engine failure during take-off from Bankstown Airport (YSBK), NSW and came ro rest 100 metres from the runway.
Both occupants escaped uninjured.
During the initial climb, the aircraft's engine failed and the crew conducted a forced landing into a paddock. The aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-118.aspx
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/national/national/general/two-walk-away-from-bankstown-lightplane-crash/2303818.aspx
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-26/no-injuries-in-light-plane-crash/2942544?section=nsw
http://express.whereilive.com.au/news/story/plane-crashes-near-bankstown-airport/
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/7/3/7/0599737.jpg (photo)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8351888/light-plane-crashes-into-sydney-carpark (Video, Air Traffic Control Recording, brief interview with pilot)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2011 21:17 | RobertMB | Added |
| 26-Sep-2011 05:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2011 22:22 | StewieG | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2011 00:19 | StewieG | Updated [Source] |
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