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| Date: | Monday 29 August 2022 |
| Time: | c. 10:07 |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 Skylane RG II |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Helicopters Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-EHM |
| MSN: | R18200431 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5858 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fernvale, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Dalby Airport, QLD (DBY/YDAY) |
| Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Cessna R182 Skylane RG II crashed in dense bushland near Fernvale, west of Brisbane, Queensland.
The three occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.
Contributing factors
- After encountering and manoeuvring around forecast low cloud, insufficient fuel remained on board the aircraft to complete the flight and the pilot diverted to Dalby to refuel. After refuelling, the pilot departed toward forecast en route weather unsuitable for visual flight.
- The pilot continued the flight at low level, at cruise speed, into weather conditions unsuitable for visual flight. This very likely resulted in the pilot experiencing a loss of visual reference leading to controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://7news.com.au/news/qld/emergency-as-light-plane-crashes-in-queensland-bushland-c-8045530
https://www.9news.com.au/national/three-killed-in-queensland-light-plane-crash-lowood/6019f16e-4636-48e3-9fe9-180b3f2a0c60
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-29/qld-three-confirmed-dead-in-light-plane-crash/101384342
https://www.theage.com.au/national/light-plane-crashes-west-of-brisbane-20220829-p5bdoa.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHEHM/history/20220828/2315Z
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/61840_1623318331.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex VH-HZU, N9159C Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1984 | N9159C | Fred Pasternack | 0 | Boston, MA |  |
sub |
Location
Media:
#BREAKING: Three people have been confirmed dead after a light plane crashed outside of Lowood near Fernvale, west of Brisbane.
— 9News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) August 29, 2022
The plane plummeted 2000 feet from the air after running into bad weather. #9News
MORE: https://t.co/1XGOwoAjZK pic.twitter.com/tND9f0cIoj
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2022 06:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Aug-2022 07:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Embed code, Damage] |
| 29-Aug-2022 07:26 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 29-Aug-2022 07:28 | harro | Updated [Operator, Category] |
| 29-Aug-2022 11:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2022 11:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2023 08:53 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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