ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87457
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 10-JAN-2011 |
| Time: | 8:30 am |
| Type: | Pitts Model 12 |
| Operator: | Benjarra Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-DZN |
| C/n / msn: | 058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hawkins Creek west of Ingham -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
A small plane has crashed in north Queensland killing the pilot and his passenger.
It happened on a sugar-cane farm in Hawkins Creek west of Ingham.
The pilot was an experienced cropduster and was performing aerobatic manoeuvres before the engine cut out and it spiralled into the cane fieldtime of the accident.
Sources:
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/plane-crash-kills-one-in-queensland/20110110-19kjs.html
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/news/articles/5002657.pilot-killed-light-plane-crash
http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/two-die-in-plane-crash/story-fn6ck45n-1225985122588
http://www.pittsmodel12.com/images/custom/56.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2011 02:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Jan-2011 02:43 | 77.162.18.250 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2011 09:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 11-Jan-2011 07:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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