ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139010
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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 2011 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Commando Skydivers Inc. |
| Registration: | VH-EUW |
| MSN: | U20601925 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tooradin Airfield, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Tooradin Airfield (YTDN) |
| Tooradin Airfield (YTDN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 8 October 2011, a Cessna Aircraft Company U206F, registered VH-EUW, was conducting parachute operations at Tooradin, Victoria. At about 14:15 Eastern Daylight-saving Time EUW was returning to Tooradin after a parachute flight that was rejected due extensive cloud cover.
When on final for runway 22 at Tooradin the aircraft lost power and collided with terrain approximately 0.75 nm northeast of the threshold in a tidal waterway. All 6 occupants were injured in the accident, the pilot and one skydiver seriously. The aircraft sustained serious damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-08/skydiving-plane-crashes-at-tooradin/3384976
2. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/six-rescued-in-light-plane-crash-in-vic-20111008-1lezf.html
3. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/plane-crash-at-tooradin/story-fn7x8me2-1226161891719
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.worldairpics.com/images/wap_images/1019698.jpg] (photo)
5. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-129.aspx
6. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3906324/ab2012044.pdf#page=38
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2011 00:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Oct-2011 02:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2011 04:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2014 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 03:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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