ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161720
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| Date: | Monday 28 October 2013 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Thruster T500 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bass Strait, near Waterhouse Island, TAS -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bridport, Tasmania (YBDP) |
| Flinders Island, Tasmania (YFLI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Thruster T500 ultralight crashed into the Bass Strait, 10 miles NE of Waterhouse Island, Tasmania, on 28 October 2012, whilst en route from Bridport to Flinders Island, after experiencing engine failure. Both occupants were rescued, but the aircraft was destroyed. Cause of crash attributed to engine power loss.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.farmingahead.com.au/News/agricultural/28/10/2013/199726/ultralight-plane-crashes-into-sea-off-tasmania-s-north-east]
2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-28/rescued-men-lucky-to-survive-crash-off-tasmanias-north-east/5050482
3. https://www.raa.asn.au/safety/accident-incident-summary-2013/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2013 08:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2013 04:43 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 31-Oct-2013 04:58 | Cedric3204 | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Mar-2014 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 13:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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