Plane missing in north Queensland on way to Horn Island
I have worked with the pilot who refused to fly that flight. He is not your typical young and naive GA pilot. He is a bit older and wiser than most. For him, to refuse to fly and effectively throw away the job would not have been a decision taken lightly. He believed there was significant risk of and accident.
So has any wreckage been found?
So has any wreckage been found?
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RAAF did lose an FA-18 up the top end once. Has that ever been found?
Just thinking aloud about the ELT.
Just thinking aloud about the ELT.
So has any wreckage been found?
Frank. The RAAF FA-18 was finally located not that far from Weipa. It was missing for several years.
I seem to recall a bushfire went through and revealed it's presence. But it's a bit hazy.
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So has any wreckage been found?
Yep.
Diver finds fatal plane crash wreck
By Kirsty Nancarrow
Updated November 15, 2011 14:12:05
Queensland police have officially confirmed the death of a pilot who disappeared in February after the discovery of aircraft wreckage in the Torres Strait.
The 37-year-old pilot was the only one on board the Aero Commander.
The plane was travelling between Cairns and Horn Island on a cargo flight but failed to arrive.
The aircraft's disappearance sparked one of Australia's largest searches, covering an area of more than 2,500 square nautical miles between Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands.
Police on Thursday Island say a local diver found wreckage off Moa Island a fortnight ago, 15 metres under the water.
Five police divers were brought up from Brisbane and have confirmed it is the missing aircraft.
The pilot's family has been notified.
Senior Sergeant Jamie Horn from Thursday Island says police are preparing a report for the coroner and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is also investigating the crash.
"The damage to the aircraft is pretty catastrophic," he said.
"Even though it's clearly able to be identified, there's been no evidence of human remains at this stage.
"The missing pilot's family have been advised of such and it would certainly seem no prospects of survivability [sic] from that crash."
Yep.
Diver finds fatal plane crash wreck
By Kirsty Nancarrow
Updated November 15, 2011 14:12:05
Queensland police have officially confirmed the death of a pilot who disappeared in February after the discovery of aircraft wreckage in the Torres Strait.
The 37-year-old pilot was the only one on board the Aero Commander.
The plane was travelling between Cairns and Horn Island on a cargo flight but failed to arrive.
The aircraft's disappearance sparked one of Australia's largest searches, covering an area of more than 2,500 square nautical miles between Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands.
Police on Thursday Island say a local diver found wreckage off Moa Island a fortnight ago, 15 metres under the water.
Five police divers were brought up from Brisbane and have confirmed it is the missing aircraft.
The pilot's family has been notified.
Senior Sergeant Jamie Horn from Thursday Island says police are preparing a report for the coroner and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is also investigating the crash.
"The damage to the aircraft is pretty catastrophic," he said.
"Even though it's clearly able to be identified, there's been no evidence of human remains at this stage.
"The missing pilot's family have been advised of such and it would certainly seem no prospects of survivability [sic] from that crash."
F 18..
Believe a ringer found the crash site nr Weipa.. a big hole in the ground and some debris.
The search for that machine must have covered a million sq klms and cost squillion$$. Another "Australia's biggest search" pls note journos.
Two C-130s were doing east- west traverses across the Cape from the outer reef to the west coast at 500ft agl.... for days.!
We were doing reef and island mapping at 5000 ft and told to piss off out of the area: obviously 4500ft seperation not acceptable.?
I do hope the RAAF have since invested in Spider tracks or some such techo that will give an immediate location .... and thus save the taxpayer big heap$
The search for that machine must have covered a million sq klms and cost squillion$$. Another "Australia's biggest search" pls note journos.
Two C-130s were doing east- west traverses across the Cape from the outer reef to the west coast at 500ft agl.... for days.!
We were doing reef and island mapping at 5000 ft and told to piss off out of the area: obviously 4500ft seperation not acceptable.?
I do hope the RAAF have since invested in Spider tracks or some such techo that will give an immediate location .... and thus save the taxpayer big heap$
I'd harbored a fantasy that BA had done a 'lord Lucan' and was sipping margarita's somewhere in the Philapines...and I'd bump into him one day with his usual smoke in hand!
Not to be I guess. Sad outcome but glad his Mum and Dad will have some closure now.
God rest ya mate.
Not to be I guess. Sad outcome but glad his Mum and Dad will have some closure now.
God rest ya mate.
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ATSB Final Report:
Investigation: AO-2011-033 - Collision with water - Aero Commander 500S, VH-WZU, 26 km north-north-west of Horn Island, Queensland, 24 February 2011
Three times the rostered pilot raised concerns about the flight with the CP before the CP decided to conduct the flight himself! Fateful decision....
TB
Investigation: AO-2011-033 - Collision with water - Aero Commander 500S, VH-WZU, 26 km north-north-west of Horn Island, Queensland, 24 February 2011
Three times the rostered pilot raised concerns about the flight with the CP before the CP decided to conduct the flight himself! Fateful decision....
TB
