Jabiru7252 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Seems two have died in a plane crash, Qld I think, news so far is sketchy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Terrible news; condolences to families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaKaine Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/two-men-dead-in-qld-plane-crash/news-story/5fbef92e523b8588d75cb93ea8f18196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/two-men-dead-in-qld-plane-crash/news-story/5fbef92e523b8588d75cb93ea8f18196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Yes sad day 2 men just south of Agnes Water on a private strip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Another crash on the Atherton Tablelands base on the Australian link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 That's TWO planes crashes in the news, on the same morning! One with two fatalities at Captain Creek, and a crash with an injured pilot in the Atherton Tablelands. What is happening? - it seems like every weekend now, there's a light aircraft crash. The statistics for light aircraft crashes must be going through the roof this year. The Captain Creek crash says the aircraft went down "at the end of the runway". Sounds like another badly-managed EFATO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Two areas carved out of the bush near Round Hill Rd, Captain Creek. The lower one has an aircraft sitting at the end. Maybe the one above it isn't an airstrip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 That's TWO planes crashes in the news, on the same morning! One with two fatalities at Captain Creek, and a crash with an injured pilot in the Atherton Tablelands. What is happening? - it seems like every weekend now, there's a light aircraft crash. The statistics for light aircraft crashes must be going through the roof this year. The Captain Creek crash says the aircraft went down "at the end of the runway". Sounds like another badly-managed EFATO? A lot of GA crashes are reported here now. For some years about 10 -12 RA pilots/passengers were the figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonB Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 What a terrible weekend. Condolences to all that know the pilots/passengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 That's TWO planes crashes in the news, on the same morning! One with two fatalities at Captain Creek, and a crash with an injured pilot in the Atherton Tablelands. What is happening? - it seems like every weekend now, there's a light aircraft crash. The statistics for light aircraft crashes must be going through the roof this year. The Captain Creek crash says the aircraft went down "at the end of the runway". Sounds like another badly-managed EFATO? It happened on approach not an engine failure short strip big trees on approach got low and slow and picked up a tree happened on his own property 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Two areas carved out of the bush near Round Hill Rd, Captain Creek. The lower one has an aircraft sitting at the end. Maybe the one above it isn't an airstrip. [ATTACH]42530[/ATTACH] Turbo, neither of those the bottom one is 1400 long and is a good strip, the top one is about 800 long and is not bad but tight the one it happened on is about a mile away short with some pretty big timber on approach which was what was hit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shafs64 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Sad days for there family's and its December. As pilots we really need to get our heads in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 There's four here Aldo, one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Cant tell if its a high or low wing or see any rego numbers on the picture shown... The fin looks like a Zenith though..maybe a 601 or 701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deanfi Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The Australian is reporting it as a Zenith Zodiac for what that's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Thats a 601 or a 650 almost the same aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunsta Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Sad to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Cant tell if its a high or low wing or see any rego numbers on the picture shown... The fin looks like a Zenith though..maybe a 601 or 701 Kyle I didn’t see it but got told by a couple here that it was a Zenith, sadly seems like wife and son first on scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Condolences to the families and friends of the lost aviators, terrible thing to happen at anytime of the year but awful this time of the year, that is a few for this year alone and the RAA was doing so well up until recently. Take care out there brothers and sisters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The distance may be deceiving due to lens distortion, but the timber each end of that runway looks like it should have been chopped back more. https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/news/two-men-have-died-in-one-of-two-sunday-morning-plane-crashes-in-queensland/news-story/82b886d92bbc073c8151568753bb2179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Onetrack...this is Qld....if you chop down a tree the govt wants to fine you $500,000 at the drop of a hat. Its nuts. You should try dealing with DNRME...they are unbelievably bad if you want to clear anything. I have had my own fights with them over my farm. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The ultralight fatality list has reached a total of 12 so far this year. That is worse than the previously-worst year, 2013, when 11 fatalities were recorded. We still have 23 days to years end. Let's hope there's no more UL fatalities this year. Feb 6, 2019 - 2 Fatalities - WA Apr 14, 2019 - 1 Fatal - QLD May 30, 2019 - 1 Fatal - NT Jun 8, 2019 - 1 Fatal - VIC July 6, 2019 - 2 Fatalities SA Oct 28, 2019 - 1 Fatal NT Nov 29, 2019 - 2 Fatalities NSW Dec 8, 2019 - 2 Fatalities QLD RA-Aus Fatality figures 2011-2016 Year Fatalities Medically related 2011 6 0 2012 3 1 2013 11 2 2014 6 1 2015 9 2 2016 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The ultralight fatality list has reached a total of 12 so far this year. That is worse than the previously-worst year, 2013, when 11 fatalities were recorded. Not all the accidents on your list were RA-Aus administered aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I agree, 3 fatalities were from 2 gyro crashes. Still a really bad record for the light aircraft flying fraternity for the year, and one which is bound to have repercussions, with more clamour for "improved safety". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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