Aircraft down in the Wilcannia area
Late this afternoon a Qantas aircraft was in contact with PXG (PA32) who was conducting a precautionary search with the intention of landing on a road in the Wilcannia area. Comms were lost with the aircraft, & it is uncertain whether it landed safely or not. As I write this, Rescue 421 (Dornier) has been in the area for some time, trying to contact the aircraft. Apparently no beacon has been activated, & the Dornier crew keep calling the aircraft on 124.9 telling him if he can read them to activate his ELT.
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Further to this, Rescue 421 is now returning to Essendon. To my knowledge, no contact was made with the aircraft.
Last edited by Desert Flower; 13th Jul 2011 at 11:41.
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