According to a report published on
The West Australian (yeah, I know...) website this afternoon:
The first-ever Boeing 737 crash in Australia appears to have unfolded after the converted passenger jet clipped a hill and came down horizontally, allowing the pilots to miraculously escape with their lives.The water bomber operated by Canada-headquartered contractor Coulson Aviation crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park at about 4.13pm on Monday while battling an out-of-control blaze in Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun.
The jet had just completed the second half of a “split drop” load of retardant and hit the ground about 20 seconds later, Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm told reporters.
https://thewest.com.au/news/disaster...aled-c-9678967