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Old 4th Oct 2008, 11:37
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http://news.smh.com.au/national/smal...4txo.htmlSmall plane skids off runway in QldSix people have survived a crash after a private plane skidded off the runway during an aborted take-off in north Queensland, police say.The crash happened around 9am AEST when the private aircraft lost power during take-off."First it struggled to take off, it then struggled to stop," a police spokesman said."It skidded for about 300 metres along the runway and then at the end it fell into a sandy ditch surrounded by trees."A 30-year-old woman was airlifted to the Cairns Base Hospital with minor neck injuries but no one else was injured.The woman has since been released from hospital, the spokesman said....Di
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