AIRCRAFT DOWN NEAR MARYBOROUGH?
From the Adelaide Advertiser:
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Two killed in fiery crash-landing
TWO people have now been confirmed dead after a plane crash-landed and burst into flames in regional Queensland this morning.
Around 7.40am (AEST), a single-engine plane crash-landed into a sports field adjacent to Mundubbera airport, about 200km west of Maryborough.
It was engulfed in fire upon impact, claiming the life of the pilot and another occupant.
An emergency services spokeswoman said there were explosions from the plane that set alight nearby grassland.
Fire fighters have brought the blaze under control and are working to make the area safe.
It is believed the airport has been shut down and additional police are on their way to the scene from Maryborough.
TWO people have now been confirmed dead after a plane crash-landed and burst into flames in regional Queensland this morning.
Around 7.40am (AEST), a single-engine plane crash-landed into a sports field adjacent to Mundubbera airport, about 200km west of Maryborough.
It was engulfed in fire upon impact, claiming the life of the pilot and another occupant.
An emergency services spokeswoman said there were explosions from the plane that set alight nearby grassland.
Fire fighters have brought the blaze under control and are working to make the area safe.
It is believed the airport has been shut down and additional police are on their way to the scene from Maryborough.
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Are you sure TBM? The fin looks Beech to me, maybe Piper, but not C206.
Regardless; RIP and thoughts with the families involved.
Regardless; RIP and thoughts with the families involved.
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Media are useless...........
A C206 mentioned here on pprune, then its in the media.
Mentioned now as a BD4 but all the BeeDee's I can track down up here are not this one as best I can tell. Media also report 2 x RFDS doctors....as far as we can tell there are not Dr's as pilots (husband/wife).
I wonder what the story will actually be. Sorry not story, the truth!
A C206 mentioned here on pprune, then its in the media.
Mentioned now as a BD4 but all the BeeDee's I can track down up here are not this one as best I can tell. Media also report 2 x RFDS doctors....as far as we can tell there are not Dr's as pilots (husband/wife).
I wonder what the story will actually be. Sorry not story, the truth!
A C206 mentioned here on PPRuNe, then its in the media.
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Are you sure, when I saw it posted as a C206, I then went to the news article to look at the photo of the tail. The story still said nothing about aircraft type or Dr's.
The courier mail story was updated a couple of times throughout the day.
If it was a BD why would the media say a C206, most folk could not tell a 172 from a 206.
The courier mail story was updated a couple of times throughout the day.
If it was a BD why would the media say a C206, most folk could not tell a 172 from a 206.
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I also read the Courier 'online' and it was reported as 2 RFDS doctors in a Cessna 206 according to the Courier (at that time), as TBM says.
And the truth will set you free.
Won't happen by reading Rupert's papers.
And the truth will set you free.
Won't happen by reading Rupert's papers.
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They are not RFDS. Mate talked with him on the weekend when he brought the BD4 and put it in a local's hangar.
Analysing media reports is like trying to understand chook scratchings.
Analysing media reports is like trying to understand chook scratchings.
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This appears to be a bit more accurate:
Doctors killed in plane crash | Bundaberg News | Breaking News in Bundaberg | Bundaberg News Mail
Doctors killed in plane crash | Bundaberg News | Breaking News in Bundaberg | Bundaberg News Mail