"Two-Seater Motor Glider Accident, Mount Beauty, Victoria, Australia, Sat 27 April 2024" would have been a better heading.
Grob G109B motor glider accident. Very experienced pilot, extensive gliding and touring motor glider background. Qualified instructor. In Australia, gliders and motor gliders are on CASA National Aircraft Register, and operated and maintained to approved standards. Gliding Australia is Part 149 Approved Self-Administering Aviation Organisation. Glider pilot training is provided against approved syllabi by Gliding Australia instructors. Flying a TMG requires specific training syllabus and qualifications endorsed.
Investigation is continuing, Gliding Australia supporting police and coroner.
Male pilot and female passenger killed. Flight was to scatter ashes of passenger's father, pilot's close friend, over Mount Beauty airport in Victorian high country.
Accidents like this hit the gliding and regional aviation community hard. Our first thoughts are with the family, friends, gliding club members and aviation colleagues, affected communities. Most tragic circumstances, so be considerate of the wellbeing of people who might read this stuff.
Yes, we want to better understand causes and risk factors. Keep an eye on the Gliding Australia FB page and website.