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Ultralight Crashes in Tas

GJHatcher — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:51:03 +0000

On January 11, 2013 at 10:10 a.m., an Australian Lightwing GR 912 was in Yorktown Tasmania. The plane, an ultralight, took off and nosedived in a vineyard next door to the airport, killing the sixty-five year old pilot.

The cause of the crash on a West Tamar property off Bowens road, just north of Launceston has not been determined.

The Beaconsfield police responded to the scene.

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TV Host Crashes on Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.

GJHatcher — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:28:22 +0000

hang glider pictured
What: Australian-made homebuilt aircraft piloted by John Duigan en route from a private strip on Flinders Island
Where: Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
When: Jan 7 2009
Who: Nick and his father John were airlifted to Launceston General Hospital. Duigan suffered a head injury, broken jaw requiring surgery, broken ribs and fractured wrists. John had surgery for an abdominal injury and broken leg.

Why: The ultralight struggled to gain altitude after take off and crashed into a hill and flipping

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21 Year Old Cropduster Crashes and Burns in Tasmania

GJHatcher — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:51:51 +0000

What: 1967 cropdusting Cessna
Where: Cressy in north Tasmania
When: 8 a m
Who: 12 year old pilot working for a local aviation company
Why: The engine stalled, lost altitude and hit the ground nose first, exploding and igniting fuel from the ruptured tank.
The propeller was torn off by the impact.The pilot was wearing a firesuit but his face and hands were on fire.The pilot was taken to Launceston General Hospital. A water tanker driver stopped and helped put out the fire.

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