ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87457
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| Date: | Monday 10 January 2011 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Pitts Model 12 |
| Owner/operator: | Benjarra Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-DZN |
| MSN: | 058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hawkins Creek, W of Ingham, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Ingham, Queensland (IGH/YIGM) |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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 field.
Sources:
1. http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/plane-crash-kills-one-in-queensland/20110110-19kjs.html
2. http://www.ourbrisbane.com/news/articles/5002657.pilot-killed-light-plane-crash
3. http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/two-die-in-plane-crash/story-fn6ck45n-1225985122588
4. http://www.pittsmodel12.com/images/custom/56.jpg (photo)
5. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3607162/ar2012025.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2011 02:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Jan-2011 02:43 | Anon. | 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] |
| 24-Apr-2014 01:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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