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| Date: | Sunday 23 November 2025 |
| Time: | c. 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-YGY |
| MSN: | 80605 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | Eggenfellner E-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near YOSN. Old Station Airfield, Raglan, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YOSN Old Staion Airfield, QLD |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Van's RV-8 experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Old Station Airfield, Raglan, Queensland, and made an emergency landing in a field and hit a fallen tree and caught fire.
The pilot suffered life-threatening burning injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by the post impact fire.
Sources:
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/man-suffers-lifethreatening-burns-after-lightplane-crash-in-central-queensland/news-story/e7be4c9cd8ca228dffc3d42aba79fef5?amp
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/man-suffers-life-threatening-burns-light-plane-crash-raglan/106042294
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/669343-aircraft-down-qld.html
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=YGY
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1524243_1723531091.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2025 02:38 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 23-Nov-2025 02:39 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Category, ] |
| 23-Nov-2025 07:13 | Copi | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Nov-2025 07:13 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 23-Nov-2025 11:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 24-Nov-2025 11:09 | Henry in Oz | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
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