ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54482
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| Date: | Thursday 18 December 2008 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Basair Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-FMG |
| MSN: | 15283511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flame Tree Avenue, Casula, 10 Km W of Bankstown, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Bankstown, Sydney, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 18 September 2008, a Liberty XL-2 (VH-XLY) and a Cessna 152 (VH-FMG) collided approximately 10 Km west of Bankstown aerodrome, near Sydney, NSW. The Liberty XL-2 survived the collision, and returned to Bankstown. The Cessna 152 collided with terrain and the two occupants sustained fatal injuries.
Witnesses reported that the Cessna descended almost vertically before impacting into the rear of a house in Box Road, Casula, NSW. Press reports give the exact point of collision as 451 metres over Flame Tree Drive, Casula, NSW
Press reports named the crew of Cessna VH-FMG as "Pilot instructor Joanne Ethell, 20, and her student Chandrika Gaur, 18". The crew of the Liberty XL-2 VH-XLY were named as "student pilot Madan Sharma, 25, under the supervision of 89-year-old WWII Spitfire ace Ken Andrews".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/aair/ao-2008-081.aspx
2. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/inquest-hears-flight-instructor-at-centre-of-fatal-plane-crash-fell-asleep-in-training/story-e6freuy9-1226576165015
3. http://www.news.com.au/news/government-website-captures-horrific-collision/story-fna7dq6e-1111118355681
4. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/planes-collide-in-sydney/2008/12/18/1229189763933.html
5. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/2491705/ao2008081.pdf
6. http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/lofiversion/index.php?t7206.html
7. http://www.theage.com.au/national/two-dead-after-planes-collide-over-sydney-20081218-715r.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2008 09:36 | harro | Added |
| 27-Apr-2014 02:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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