One down off Barwon Heads

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A number of people are believed to have died in a plane crash at Barwon Heads on Friday.
Emergency services are on the scene after a plane crashed into the water near Bridge Road at 1.30pm.
A police spokesperson said that it was believed "a number of people" had died in the crash.
"The cause of the incident is not yet known and we will provide further details once they come to hand," a spokesperson said in a statement.


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[havick]

Hopefully not a jump plane?

[Xatrix]

Hopefully not a jump plane?

Been OVC006 in RA all day down here so you'd hope not

[Ejector]

[Track5milefinal]

[Squawk7700]

HEMS5 is on it's way back now to the city at 300 ft.

[Track5milefinal]

3 confirmed deceased

[Homesick-Angel]

If what I've heard they were doing is confirmed, this can't be considered an accident. More like a probability. I hope what I was told is wrong.

[Phot]

What were you told?

[junior.VH-LFA]

Hard to fathom that anyone would be flying VFR in that... God I'd hope not.

[Homesick-Angel]

I'm not saying here due to the media trolls. Are you one?

But for the record and feel free to print this..

I believe the gyroscope got stuck in the pitot tube and precession caused the latitude nut to spill into the empennage.

[Sbaker]

Apparently was a six seater, looking for a fourth person..

there was a witness within 1km in a boat that witnessed it (apparently)

R.I.P

[Phot]

No I'm not a troll, I actually hold a frozen ATPL...(missed by 100hrs) f'ing Part 61. That should be enough proof for you.

BTW that's an interesting place to put a gyro!!! Must be a small one.

[YouKnow.Whatever]

Where did you acquire a Frozen ATPL? I can't find that category of licence under part 61 or the previous business model.

[uncle8]

Hard to fathom that anyone would be flying VFR in that... God I'd hope not.

Have a look at Flightradar24 from 1.00pm He wasn't the only one around.

[Phot]

old industry speak for having passed all the ATPL subjects but not having the required hours to be given a full ATPL

[papakurapilot]

Really

Really, we are going to argue about this when people have died. GROW UP!

[Squawk7700]

You haven't been around long if you haven't heard of a frozen ATPL !

[Toluene Diisocyanate]

So, you hold a PPL or CPL with passes in ATPL theory?

There is no such thing as a "frozen ATPL" in Australia (except on a few training websites flogging the idea).

It might be 'old industry speak' in the USA, but has no meaning here

[Phot]

FFS this is why I very rarely come on here anymore. If you don't know what a frozen ATPL is I'm not going to waste time on you.