ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185648
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| Date: | Monday 21 March 2016 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-XZZ |
| MSN: | 17260216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | six miles northeast of Byron Bay, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lismore Aerodrome (LSY/YLIS) |
| Lismore Aerodrome (LSY/YLIS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The airplane is missing. Search operations resumed on Tuesday 22 March 2016 and were subsequently suspended. The plane has not been found and the pilot is presumed to have died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-22/light-plane-disappears-after-departing-lismore-aerodrome/7265518
https://www.echo.net.au/2016/03/five-aircraft-involved-in-search-for-missing-plane/
http://www.recreationalpilot.com.au/#!aircraft-fleet/cwx8
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/03/22/08/22/search-for-light-plane-in-northern-nsw
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=Jjc&field_ar_serial=
https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/lismore-plane-missing-since-last-night/2972331/
https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/wreckage-missing-plane-found-byron-bay-coast/3043026/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2016 07:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Mar-2016 08:38 | Pineapple | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 22-Mar-2016 14:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2016 17:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Mar-2016 07:03 | Kardz | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 23-Mar-2016 10:54 | Kardz | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Jun-2016 06:27 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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