ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169152
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 2014 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | Australia by Air |
| Registration: | VH-BFP |
| MSN: | ME-75 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Oberon, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown airport |
| Cowra | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The passenger of the plane tried to take over the controls of the aircraft. The pilot performed an emergency landing.
The plane ended up in a paddock and sustained minor damage.
Pilot and passenger were admitted to a hospital.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-25/82yo-tries-to-take-control-of-light-plane/5695456
http://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/2512532/mid-flight-incident-forces-pilot-to-make-emergency-landing/?cs=12
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2734425/Bravo-foxtrot-papa-passenger-trying-control-dramatic-cockpit-recording-mid-air-struggle-23-year-old-pilot-wrestling-elderly-hijacker-grabbed-joystick-switched-engine.html
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/546263-duchess-crash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2014 12:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Aug-2014 22:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 26-Aug-2014 04:13 | Geo | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 26-Aug-2014 07:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration] |
| 26-Aug-2014 11:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Jun-2022 12:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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