ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318700
| Date: | Monday 6 February 2023 |
| Time: | c. 16 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Coulson Aviation |
| Registration: | N619SW |
| MSN: | 28035/2762 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fitzgerald River National Park, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Bussellton Airport, WA (BQB/YBLN) |
| Bussellton Airport, WA (BQB/YBLN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 737-300 Air Tanker collided with terrain after completing a fire-retardant drop while engaged in a fire fighting mission in Fitzgerald River National Park, Australia. Both occupants survived the crash. The aircraft was consumed by fire.
The aircraft had been contracted by the Australian National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) and was flown to Australia in December 2022.
Sources:
theage.com.au
globeecho.com
flightradar24.com
atsb.gov.au
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