ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215991
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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 2018 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: | Microlight |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paddy’s Airpark, south Port Douglas, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paddy’s Airpark, Port Douglas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The ultralight plane crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot (66) was seriously injured and subsequently died from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Sources:
www.news.com.au
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/man-66-dead-in-far-north-queensland-plane-crash-20181004-p507tz.html
https://amp.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/person-in-critical-condition-following-light-plane-crash/news-story/b600f2b043f69c33cacf76a57f4004a5
https://www.newsport.com.au/2018/october/cooya-beach-pilots-plane-never-left-the-runway-police/
Location
Media:
#InterimUpdate - one patient is in a critical condition following a light plane crash at a location off the Captain Cook Highway in #Craiglie at 5.20pm. The Rescue Helicopter has landed on scene.
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) 4 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2018 08:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 10:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 11:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 23:12 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Oct-2018 13:09 | Pineapple | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2018 13:59 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
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