ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34483
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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2008 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Gippsland GA-8 Airvan |
| Owner/operator: | Arnhem Land Community Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-WRT |
| MSN: | GA8-01-005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20km S of Elcho Island, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Elcho Island NT |
| Mata Mata NT | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the morning of 16 October 2008, a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan, registered VH-WRT, was being operated on a freight charter flight from Elcho Island and return, Northern Territory. At about 1230, it was realised that the aircraft was missing. A witness reported seeing the aircraft during the early stages of the flight and, shortly afterwards, a column of dark black smoke rising from the eastern side of the Napier Peninsula. On 17 October 2008, items of wreckage from the aircraft were found in the south-western part of Buckingham Bay. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, and the main wreckage of the aircraft have not been found. After consideration of the available evidence, the investigation was unable to identify any factor that contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/aair/ao-2008-072.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2008 11:37 | harro | Added |
| 20-Jan-2010 02:39 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase] |
| 19-Sep-2013 06:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2013 06:38 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2020 07:42 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Jun-2023 01:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source, Accident report, ]] |
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