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| Date: | Friday 20 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 07:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Supervan |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Australia |
| Registration: | VH-UMV |
| MSN: | 20800077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-12JR-704TT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Barwon Heads Airport (YBRS), Connewarre, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Barwon Heads Airport, VIC (YBRS) |
| Barwon Heads Airport, VIC (YBRS) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan, registration VH-UMV, sustained substantial damage subsequent to the forced landing shortly after takeoff from Barwon Heads Airport (YBRS), Connewarre, Victoria.
Five of the seventeen occupants onboard the single-engine skydiving airplane received unspecified but apparent minor injuries.
Preliminary information suggests that the aircraft was at about 600 feet after takeoff when the engine lost power. The aircraft descended over Lake Connewarre until the pilot force landed in a paddock at the shore of the lake. The main gear broke off and the aircraft slid to a stop.
Sources:
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/two-people-injured-after-plane-runs-off-runway-at-barwon-heads-airport/news-story/26a0b9e41a32f2f250a82fce49a00514
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VHUMV
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11104923
Location
Media:
Eight people have been taken to hospital after a skydiving plane ran off the runway and crashed near Barwon Heads this morning. @_StephAnderson #9News pic.twitter.com/6Lxv1RPDXB
— 9News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) October 20, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2023 06:20 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2023 19:46 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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