Incident Gippsland GA-8 Airvan VH-KUZ,
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Date:Tuesday 26 February 2008
Time:17:20 WSuT
Type:Silhouette image of generic GA8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gippsland GA-8 Airvan
Owner/operator:Shoal Air
Registration: VH-KUZ
MSN: GA8-07-110
Year of manufacture:2007
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Kalumburu -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Kalumburu, WA
Destination airport:Unknown
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During the take-off run on a wet and muddy runway, the aircraft slipped and fishtailed. The aircraft became airborne briefly, hit an embankment and trees then flipped over. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the pilot and two passengers received minor injuries.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20090727082534/http://www.atsb.gov.au:80/publications/investigation_reports/2008/AAIR/aair200801178.aspx

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2008 22:20 Andrew Whitton Added
20-Jan-2010 02:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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