Plane Crash Darwin 27th October 2019

[mcoates]

https://www.news.com.au/national/bre...e08bc6c984e29c


The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said the plane was a Savannah ultralight model.

[Duck Pilot]

Probably operating out of Emkaytee, there is an RA AUS school there and I think a lot of flying is done from the airfield on weekends.

Sad news, RIP.

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by Duck Pilot

Probably operating out of Emkaytee, there is an RA AUS school there and I think a lot of flying is done from the airfield on weekends.

Sad news, RIP.

If it's a RA AUS registered one the ATSB aren't going to investigate.

DF.

[Squawk7700]

Originally Posted by Desert Flower

If it's a RA AUS registered one the ATSB aren't going to investigate.

DF.

Ummmmm, don’t count on that ! They are doing more and more of them these days.

[Jetjr]

Reckon if theres a fatality they do

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by Squawk7700

Ummmmm, don’t count on that ! They are doing more and more of them these days.

They didn't investigate the one at YLEC a few months ago.

DF.

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by Jetjr

Reckon if theres a fatality they do

No. There were two fatalities in the YLEC one & they didn't investigate it.

DF.

[Squawk7700]

Originally Posted by Desert Flower

No. There were two fatalities in the YLEC one & they didn't investigate it.

DF.

It depends if it’s straight forward or not. Obvious fuel exhaustion would be a no-brainer. If it’s engine or airframe related, expect more involvement.

[RatsoreA]

A mate of mine watched it happen, he lives close enough that he ran off into the scrub to try to find it, and is being interviewed today, and his exact words are - Was flying fine, then suddenly in a spin pointing roughly towards the ground, but pitched up slightly before impact.

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by Squawk7700

It depends if it’s straight forward or not. Obvious fuel exhaustion would be a no-brainer. If it’s engine or airframe related, expect more involvement.

One would expect to make those sort of judgements they would need to actually attend the crash site.

DF.

[zanthrus]

Does anyone know the aircraft type?

[mcoates]

Savannah See Post 1

[longrass]

Very sad for the Darwin community, he has left a lasting legacy on the local aviation, Christian and construction communities.

[WingNut60]

Originally Posted by Squawk7700

It depends if it’s straight forward or not. Obvious fuel exhaustion would be a no-brainer. If it’s engine or airframe related, expect more involvement.

And yet, the investigation into the incident with " VH-LBY Skippers C-441" ( AO-2018-019 ) at Broome, 18 months ago, is still marked as due for completion first quarter 2020.
Fortunately, no fatalities or injuries with that one though.

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by WingNut60

And yet, the investigation into the incident with " VH-LBY Skippers C-441" ( AO-2018-019 ) at Broome, 18 months ago, is still marked as due for completion first quarter 2020.
Fortunately, no fatalities or injuries with that one though.

We're still waiting for the final report on the Rossair Conquest crash over two years ago as well.

DF.

[zanthrus]

MCoates thank you. Duh I should have read more closely.