ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386969
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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 2024 |
| Time: | c. 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grob G109B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-GUM |
| MSN: | 6222 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | Grob Werke Gmbh & Co GROB 2500 E1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Beauty Airport (YMBT), Mount Beauty, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mount Beauty Airport, VIC (YMBT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Grob G109B powered glider crashed under unknown circumstances short of runway 32 at Mount Beauty Airport (YMBT), Mount Beauty, Victoria.
The two occupants onboard sustained fatal injuries.
Weather at nearest weather observation facility:
METAR YMML 270330Z 36007KT 320V070 9999 FEW036 18/08 Q1024 RF00.0/000.0
METAR YMML 270400Z 02006KT 340V050 9999 FEW040 19/06 Q1024 RF00.0/000.0
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-27/aircraft-crash-mount-beauty-falls-creek-police-ambulance/103776166
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/victoria/light-plane-crashes-at-mount-beauty-airport-20240427-p5fn03.html
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/emergency-scene-unfolding-after-two-injured-in-plane-crash-at-mount-beauty-in-victorias-alpine-region/news-story/bf6132a45134f2d014eba414aee1d322
https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/two-killed-as-plane-crashes-in-regional-victoria/news-story/863e5d79aaec6b02ea822b98403457db
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13356457/Mt-Beauty-Airport-Two-people-dead-plane-crashes-scenic-country-airport.html
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ae-2024-004
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=GUM
https://media.abpic.co.uk/pictures/full_size_0385/1578197-large.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex 9M-PFC
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2024 05:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Apr-2024 05:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 27-Apr-2024 05:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Apr-2024 05:56 | ASN | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 27-Apr-2024 07:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, Category] |
| 27-Apr-2024 14:02 | Pineapple | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage] |
| 27-Apr-2024 14:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2024 22:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2024 05:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-May-2024 02:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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