ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310133
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| Date: | Friday 7 April 2023 |
| Time: | c. 06:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | AirMed Australia |
| Registration: | VH-HJE |
| MSN: | 31-7852074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hillcrest, Logan, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by AirMed Australia, sustained substantial damage in a a forced landing next to an urban railway line following an inflight loss of engine power in Hillcrest, Logan, Queensland.
The sole pilot received minor injuries.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-07/light-plane-crash-hillcrest-queensland-female-pilot-injured/102200418
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/female-pilot-taken-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries-after-light-plane-crash-landed-at-hillcrest-south-of-brisbane/news-story/be9a8c19decd772324160e7628bd83eb
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/emergency-crews-called-to-light-plane-crash-in-hillcrest-queensland/news-story/dcafa39a2d3f78604e59fd0d31203d13
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHHJE
https://media.abpic.co.uk/pictures/full_size_0455/1688947-large.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex (N5038X), YS-189CP
Media:
Relieved to hear everyone ok after the light plane crash on Lollard Street, Hillcrest in our local community early this morning - big thanks to the first responders working on Good Friday #auspol
— Jim Chalmers MP (@JEChalmers) April 6, 2023
https://t.co/qi7W1gcXh7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2023 01:05 | Geno | Added |
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