ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234230
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| Date: | Sunday 22 March 2020 |
| Time: | c. 13:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172A Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-CBB |
| MSN: | 17247716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canyonleigh, west of Bowral, Southern Highlands, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances.
Both occupants sustained moderate injuries.
Police statement said: "the occupants of the plane – a man and woman from Leichhardt – self-extricated from the plane and contacted emergency services via phone.
A doctor was winched down to the pair by the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter.
They were treated for an ankle and head injury respectively, before being taken from the scene in stretchers by the NSW SES. The woman was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital, and the man was taken via road to Bowral Hospital, both in a stable condition."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/two-injured-in-light-plane-crash-canyonleigh-southern-highlands/e235314c-1802-4fbd-98b1-e30856fe7526
https://www.miragenews.com/two-injured-in-light-plane-crash-southern-highlands/
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/news_article?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGODM3ODcuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D
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https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/56029_1086186042.jpg (photo)
Media:
🇦🇺🦘Australia - Two people have been taken to hospital after a Cessna 172 plane crashed into bushland in the New South Wales Southern Highlands.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) March 23, 2020
The aircraft crashed at a property on Tugalong Road in Canyonleigh, west of Bowral, just before 2pm today.https://t.co/2d1qSE1kng pic.twitter.com/jLysM0jGuq
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2020 07:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Mar-2020 08:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 10:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Mar-2020 10:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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