ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122471
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 2011 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-9A |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) |
| Registration: | A23-039 |
| MSN: | 539 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAAF East Sale, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | East Sale SXE/YMES |
| East Sale SXE/YMES | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The PC-9 crashed near East Sale Air Base. The 2 pilots have ejected safely and apparently uninjured
The accident, which occurred at around 3.15pm, saw the two crew – QFI SQNLDR Bruce Collenette and instructor trainee FLTLT Steve Andrews from Central Flying School – eject safely “about 1 kilometre short of a runway, on the edge of the base”.
“On climb out of the airfield, the aircraft lost power approximately 9 kilometres from the airfield and turned back towards East Sale”.
Sources:
9 TV News
http://web.archive.org/web/20150512074511/http://australianaviation.com.au/2011/05/raaf-pc-9s-grounded-after-crash/
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/5/7/1200750.jpg (photo)
Images:
This photograph was taken at the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia Fly-in. 03Apr2011.
This photograph was taken at Wagga Wagga 2006.
This photograph was taken at Wagga Wagga 2006.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2011 08:30 | VHKDK | Added |
| 19-May-2011 03:07 | BRC | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2011 02:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 22-May-2011 05:02 | Anon. | Updated [[Location, Source]] |
| 22-May-2011 05:03 | Anon. | Updated [[[Location, Source]]] |
| 22-May-2011 05:03 | Anon. | Updated [[[[Location, Source]]]] |
| 10-Jun-2022 03:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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