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    Cessna 210 Crashed in Clive State Forest; 1 Dead, 2 Injured

    fireA Cessna 210 heading to Brisbane crashed and burst into flame near Inverell airport in the Clive State Forest, NSW, Australia, after 1 p.m. on July 4.

    The incident happened when the plane was carrying three people aboard; the pilot was identified as Dr. Mark Harding. Also aboard were his wife Cara Harding. 47, and their 18 year old daughter. The pilot and his wife suffered critical burn injuries while the daughter sustained only minor injuries. All of them were taken to Inverell Hospital.

    The authorities confirmed that Cara Harding succumbed to her injuries early Saturday, while her husband remains in critical condition.

    Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate the plane crash.

    The crashed Cessna was built in 1980, and was registered to Dr Harding in September, 2012.

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    Qantas Flight Diverts to Tamworth due to Damaged Tire

    QantasA Qantas flight en route to Armidale from Sydney had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tamworth, NSW, Australia, on June 17.

    The incident happened after one of the plane’s tires blew off during take-off. According to Qantas, the plane carrying 44 people was diverted to Tamworth because maintenance facilities were available at the airport.

    The fire brigade, ambulances and police responded. The Tamworth Base Hospital was also put on alert.

    The plane made a safe landing at about 9 p.m., after burning off extra fuel. No one was injured.

    The passengers were transported to Armidale by bus.

    Qantas engineers replaced the damaged tire.

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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 old pilot of the other glider died on impact with the ground. His 70 year-old passenger had to be extricated from the back seat of the aircraft. He sustained major injuries and was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital.

    The accident occurred at 3.40pm on April 27, 2013.

    Emergency services, including Ambulance, Police, Towrang RFS and Police Rescue responded.

    The pilots were experienced. The ground crew including the winch operator and pilots of both gliders were on the same radio network but the club is “mystified” why the accident occurred.

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    Air Ambulance Emergency Landing

    What: NSW Air Ambulance A Beech King Air 350 (VH-NAO) o en route from Sydney to Wagga Wagga
    Where: Sydney
    When: Oct 23, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: A patient, flight nurse and pilot were uninjured when an emergency developed aboard the flight.

    The patient was being taken to Wagga Wagga when the plane had an undercarriage indication failure. The pilot returned to the airport and did a flyby for visual confirmation that the landing gear was not locked in place; and then made a safe landing at Sydney Airport in Mascot.

    The elderly female passenger was transferred to an ambulance and driven to a hospital.