ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173720
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 February 2015 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: | Thruster T83 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 10-0339 |
| MSN: | 1043 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Townsville, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Donnington Airpark (YDOP) |
| Donnington Airpark (YDOP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two aircraft, operating as a recreational flight of two, clipped powerlines and impacted terrain south of Townville, in Queensland. The airplanes sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard each aircraft received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/pilots-killed-as-two-ultralight-planes-crash-20150210-13bbs0.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-11/two-pilots-killed-in-crash-of-two-planes-in-north-queensland/6084780
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/pilots-dead-after-two-planes-crash/story-fnjfzs4b-1227215785967
http://flysafe.raa.asn.au/admin/registration_cancelled_date_registered_sequence.html
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WhI6yDHX9eM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2015 03:15 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Feb-2015 05:07 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 11-Feb-2015 05:10 | Geno | Updated [Cn] |
| 11-Feb-2015 08:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 11-Feb-2015 08:56 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Damage] |
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