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Old 10th Nov 2023, 02:39
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mullokintyre
 
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Originally Posted by TWT
ABC News mentioned that aircraft model in their early report but have since amended it
They have not improved it much.
​​​​​​The twin cessna has been demoted to a recreational Aircraft.
The pilot and a passenger of a recreational aircraft that ditched into the ocean off the Sunshine Coast gave a "thumbs-up" to rescuers moments before they were winched to safety.

Key points:

  • Two men, both in their 50s, were winched to safety after their light aircraft ditched into the ocean
  • Paramedics say their life raft was taking on water when they were rescued
  • The men were taken to hospital as a precaution, but have since been discharged
Emergency services received a distress call just before 9am on Friday from the crew of a fixed-wing Cessna which had lost one of its twin engines while travelling from Caloundra airport to the Solomon Islands.

The crew — two men aged 51 and 59 — were able to alert authorities of their location, 30 nautical miles east of Mooloolaba near Barwon Banks.

A nearby Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) aircraft was then able to circle the crash site and provide the crew of Rescue 511 with an accurate location of the ditching.

The crew was able to inflate a life raft and climb out of the plane by the time paramedics arrived.
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