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Two Gliders Crash in New South Wales
Two gliders, one of which was a Let L-13A1 Blaník, collided in New South Wales in a rural area in Carrick, near Goulburn. The incoming glider clipped the tail of the two-seater which nose-dived to the ground. One 72-year-old pilot, a member of Southern Tablelands Gliding Club, landed his glider safely. The fifty year... »
Maxem Aviation Cessna Flight Aborted
A Maxem Aviation Cessna 560 Citation Encore blew a tire at 6.02 am during an aborted takeoff from Perth Airport. Subsequently, the plane came to rest without landing gear with two blown main gear tires. The Cessna sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported among the two pilots and seven passengers. »
Australian Cessna Crash Kills Two Local Celebrities
On March 25, a Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion crashed at 5:30 a.m. in a paddock two miles from Roma Airport, Queensland. Two people were aboard, bull rider John Quintana, and the national head of Ray White’s Livestock business, Charlie Maher, both of whom died on the scene. On impact, an emergency beacon activated. There... »
Four Killed in Helicopter Crash in New South Wales
On March 21, 2013 at about 1215 Eastern daylight-saving time, a Bankstown Heliport Robinson R44 on a private flight from Bankstown to Bulli Tops, New South Wales with four aboard suffered a terrain collision near Panorama House in Bulli Tops near Wollongong in NSW. Emergency services arrived on the scene around 1:43 pm. After... »
Two injured in Fraser Island
A plane taking off from Rainbow Beach airport crashed in Queensland. Both people aboard were injured when they impacted the ground on Fraser Island. One was treated at the scene, one hospitalized with head and leg injury at Nambour Hospital. »
Virgin Flight Diverts to Melbourne
On Feb 22, 2013, a Boeing 737-800 Virgin Australia flight was in the air for ten minutes when the crew detected an odor in the cockpit. The pilot returned to Melbourne and made a safe landing at 9:09 a.m. Passengers were provided alternative flights. There were 129 passengers aboard. The incident is under investigation.... »
Helicopter Crashes in Victoria
In Trida, Victoria near Leongatha, on Feb 17, 2013, a helicopter went down, and caused a blackout. The pilot managed to land and survive the landing, in spite of the contact with power lines. There were no passengers aboard. Residents reported a loud bang to the police, who responded and found a crop dusting... »
Qantas Boeing Diverts to Rockhampton
A Qantas Boeing 737-800 en route from Brisbane to Townsville made an emergency landing in Rockhampton. Emergency fire crews were on standby. Passengers noted turbulence. After the pilot informed passengers of technical difficulties, air masks descended. The pilots descended to a safe altitude prior to landing. Online reports indicate the cabin was losing pressure.... »
Piper Emergency Landing at Mangalore Australia
On January 7, 2013, on a training flight, a Piper Cherokee VH-JXR with only the pilot aboard took off. He noticed a problem with flying the plane and did a flyby over the airport where his instructor discovered visually that the plane had lost a right rear wheel during takeoff from Mangalore Airport Australia.... »
Skydiving Plane Crashes Electrical Cable Before Event
An Oulton Investments Pty Ltd Cessna 182A Skyline was en route to fly for a skydiving company that hired the plane for a Christmas party at the Flame Lily Adventures park. A Santa Skydiving event was planned. While en route, the plane struck four electricity transmission lines, cutting power to 1600 homes. The plane... »
