Accident Ted Smith Aerostar 601 VH-WRF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 802
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 January 2004
Time:13:26
Type:Silhouette image of generic AEST model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ted Smith Aerostar 601
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-WRF
MSN: 61-0497-128
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:19 km E Byron Bay, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Coolangatta, QLD
Destination airport:Coolangatta, QLD
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft disappeared from radar coverage approximately 18km east-south-east of Cape Byron at around 1:35pm. Pieces of wreckage identified as being from the aircraft were later recovered from the vicinity of the aircraft's disappearance.

Sources:

ATSB Occurrence Nr. 200400242
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2004/aair/aair200400242/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2008 10:00 ASN archive Added
08-Jan-2018 08:26 Pineapple Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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