APRIL 12, 2015
The Microlight plane crash in Glen Innes Photo: Tony Grant,
The Glen Innes Examiner
Two people have been killed in a microlight plane crash in
the NSW northern tablelands on Sunday morning.
About 10.30am emergency services were called to a
property off Nine Mile Road, north of Glen Innes, following reports of a plane
crash.
Both the 51-year-old male pilot and the 55-year-old female
passenger - the only people on board - were pronounced dead at the scene. The
pair are from the Oak Flats and Albion Park area, just south of Wollongong in
NSW.
Two microlight planes at the Glen River B&B. They are
not believed to have been involved in the crash. Photo: Facebook
The pair were staying at the Glen River B&B Farmstay at
Dundee, north of Glen Innes, near where the accident occured.
The B&B farmstay is known for recreational flying
and hosts two private airstrips for microlight pilots,with a longer airstrip
for light aircraft nearby.
It is understood that the victims were friends of the owners
of the property.
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Date:
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12-APR-2015
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Time:
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10:30 a.m.
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Type:
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Trike
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Owner/operator:
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Private
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Registration:
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C/n / msn:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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Near Glen River B&B airstrip, Dundee, New South Wales
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Australia
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Phase:
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Unknown
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Nature:
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Private
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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Narrative:
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. Both occupants died.
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. Both occupants died.
Sources:
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-12/two-killed-as-plane-crashes-at-dundee-farmstay-in-northern-nsw/1435888
http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/3005293/update-two-dead-in-plane-crash-near-glen-innes/?cs=2452
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3005736/pilot-passenger-killed-in-plane-crash/
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-people-dead-in-light-plane-crash-in-nsw-northern-tablelands-20150412-1mj9eg.html
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-people-dead-in-light-plane-crash-in-nsw-northern-tablelands-20150412-1mj9eg.html
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=175301