ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232320
Last updated: 17 February 2020
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| Date: | 22-JAN-2020 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-WNR |
| C/n / msn: | 18266543 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coral Sea, east of Moreton Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caloundra Airport, QLD (CUD/YCDR) |
| Caloundra Airport, QLD (CUD/YCDR) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
The aircraft departed Caloundra Aerodrome with the pilot and a passenger on board for a private flight, sightseeing around Moreton Island. At 1626, the pilot broadcast a Mayday call.
Search operations were conducted and wreckage from the aircraft was found in the water along the eastern coast of North Stradbroke Island Queensland. The crash was deemed unsurvivable and the search was called off, both occupants are presumed to have perished on impact.
Sources:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/search-launches-for-light-plane-after-mayday-call-near-moreton-island-20200122-p53ttx.htmp
https://thewest.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/qld-couple-wouldnt-survive-plane-crash-ng-s-1990840
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=WNR&field_ar_serial=
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2020/aair/ao-2020-006/
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/6/4/2703469.jpg?v=v40 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2020 11:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jan-2020 16:54 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2020 05:43 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2020 06:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2020 19:53 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 09:29 | CM | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 09:31 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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