ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300661
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 November 2022 |
| Time: | 14:44 |
| Type: |  Kappa KP-2U Sova Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 24-4311 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kybong, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gympie Airport, QLD (GYP/YGYM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Kappa KP-2U Sova Sabre LSA and a glider collided in midair near Kybong, Queensland.
Both pilots on board the two aircraft died and both aircraft were destroyed.
Sources:
https://7news.com.au/news/qld/two-light-aircraft-collide-mid-air-in-queensland-sparking-fears-for-occupants-c-8805450
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/police-investigate-possible-mid-air-collision-after-two-pilots-die-in-queensland-light-aircraft-crash
AE-2022-005
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uX2xETKhhU
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/42873_1282391743.jpg (photo)
Media:
#BREAKING: Two aircrafts have reportedly collided mid-air and crashed into a Kybong property in the Gympie region.
— 9News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) November 9, 2022
Emergency services are attending the scene. @heinkealex
WATCH LIVE at 6pm for a full update. #9News pic.twitter.com/w4ds5MNb80
Two dead when small planes collided in mid-flight in Kybong, Queensland https://t.co/Zlu0YtGY6E
— NEW YORK DAILYPAPER (@nydailypaper) November 9, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2022 07:15 | Pineapple | Added |
| 09-Nov-2022 07:24 | Pineapple | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2022 08:02 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2022 08:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport] |
| 09-Nov-2022 08:07 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Nov-2022 09:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2022 11:36 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 09-Nov-2022 22:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source] |
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