Aircraft down near Camden, Nattai NP
 

Just caught then of of a news flash. Aircraft down near Camden in Nattai NP. Aircraft ditched in the river, both pilot and pax ok and winched to safety by Air Ambulance Rescue Chopper.

Couldn't see what type the aircraft was other than high winged.

Glad all are ok.

Cheers
CB

News report as above, with a/c in the water.

They just interviewed the pilot.

"Complete engine failure at 3500ft, aimed for the swamp and put it down in the trees/river."

Cheers
CB

Another bloody Jab!

Not according to the ABC newsite, they reckon it's a "Jamaroo"

Tipsy:ok:

Naaah....all light aircraft are Cessnas, dontcha know:E

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-02/light-plane-crashes-in-camden-national-park/6368774

its a Jab.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...f35afaf002bbfb

http://resources1.news.com.au/images...70bc6357a8.jpg

If your going over tiger country, dont do it in a Jabiru, if your going to have an engine failure over tiger country, do it in a Jabiru.

Jabiru J160D. Not good news for Jabiru. I hope the passenger had signed the waiver!

An absolute testament to the strength and crash worthiness of the Jabiru.

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Bugger, I see for once someone has been doing their homework, para at end about CASA's restrictions on Jabs and why.:hmm:

Poor Jabirus. It's about time for a PT6 upgrade. Unless it was just a simple case of too much air in the fuel tank?

Mmm
 

Wonder if it's " another raa" wonder if it's another jab ?? Just wondering ,,,,,,

Ultralights...thats very witty...! I'll remember that one.
:D

Couple of small repairs...good as new!

Kaz

Bit of polish, that'll buff out.......

A rotax 912, in a J120 airframe, would possibly be the safest aircraft in the skies..
As much as their engines are given a lot of bad press, the same cant be said for their airframes, almost indestructible.

Are there any Jabs with Rotax in them?? I'd love to have a crack in one if there is.

there are a few, but all homebuilt. with the new regs regarding mods to homebuilts and factory RAAus aircraft, you might see a few factory built rego Jabs no undergoing a few mods to change engine type.

A Jab with a Rotax seems to be a no brainer. I'm amazed at how robust the airframes of these things are :ok:

Not so robust going by the pictures above. It looks pretty faarrkked to me.