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rioncentu
7th Dec 2011, 22:34
Had a call from a neighbour to see if I was on the ground. huh?
Heard nothing so googled:
From ABC Website:
Authorities are searching across a large part of inland Queensland for a missing plane.
Mackay's CQ Rescue Service is looking for the missing Cessna over an area from Dysart in the Central Highlands, to Roma in the southern inland.
Rescue service spokesman Phil Dowler says the plane was last heard from just after 3:00pm (AEST) yesterday.
It is not known how many people were on board or where the plane was heading.
C206driver
8th Dec 2011, 01:35
C210 apparently
Cessna 180
8th Dec 2011, 02:20
Was chatting to him on the ground and observed him depart shortly afterwards.
They were asking on centre this morning if anyone had seen him.
Jabawocky
8th Dec 2011, 02:43
No flight note? no SAR, no plan.....no can find :sad:
Hopefully they find some folk camped under a wing in the bush......:uhoh:
kingtoad
8th Dec 2011, 06:12
Apparently he's now been found 100km north of Roma & the news is all bad.
Frank Arouet
8th Dec 2011, 08:05
Someone tell me it's not NCG.
rioncentu
8th Dec 2011, 08:08
News keeps saying Roma man. NCG is still based at YGLA as far as I know.
Pilot found dead after plane from Roma fails to land at Dysart
by: Rikki-Lee Arnold
From: The Courier-Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au)
December 08, 2011 4:47PM
ONE man has been killed when a light aircraft crashed in southwest Queensland.
The light Cessna went missing Wednesday afternoon after taking off from Roma around 2.50pm, en route to Dysart.
The small aircraft was located about 3.10 this afternoon by AMSA's Rescue team, almost 100km north of Roma.
Only one man, the pilot, was on board and search crews have confirmed he was killed.
Three helicopters and a plane had scoured an area between Roma and Dysart since 8am.
Queensland Police are now at the scene as investigations continue.
rioncentu
8th Dec 2011, 08:25
Yes NCG has some gear.
One news website now has the pilot's name shown. Was flying to mine work at Dysart.
was he private or working for a company?
rip
onetrack
8th Dec 2011, 14:01
Here is the latest news update... Search for plane ends in tragedy | Toowoomba News | Local News in Toowoomba | Toowoomba Chronicle (http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/08/search-missing-roma-plane/)