ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204218
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 2008 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PLU |
| MSN: | 0384E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Townsville, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted the ground while conducting powerline stringing operations due to a fuel shortage and was substantially damaged. Both the pilot and passenger on board were seriously injured in the impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/aair/ao-2008-025/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2018 13:18 | Pineapple | Added |
| 12-Jan-2018 13:18 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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