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Occupants survive plane crash
February 8, 2004
TWO men escaped unharmed today after their aircraft's engine failed, forcing them to crash land into the waters of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns in far north Queensland.
A police spokeswoman said the pilot and passenger were forced to crash land into the ocean near Green Island, off the Cairns coast, about 4pm (AEST), after their Cessna 208's single engine stalled.
The two occupants were rescued by a passing vessel and escaped without injury.
The incident will be investigated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.