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Date: | Tuesday 6 July 2010 |
Time: | 17:45 |
Type: | Gippsland GA-8 Airvan |
Owner/operator: | Airfreight Solutions Pty. Ltd. |
Registration: | VH-YBH |
MSN: | GA8-08-131 |
Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Orange Airport (YORG), NSW -
Australia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Parkes Airport - YPKS |
Destination airport: | Orange Airport - YORG |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The pilot of the Gippsland Airvan clipped the top of a hangar when landing at Orange Airport (YORG), NSW. The plane nosedived, and crashed into the tarmac and skidded into a shed.
The pilot (43) escaped with minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/news/local/news/general/orange-airport-plane-crash/1879089.aspx [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmViaXoucG9saWNlLm5zdy5nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjEyMDgwLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Jul-2010 02:52 |
RobertMB |
Added |
08-Jul-2010 00:56 |
TB |
Updated [Nature, Damage, Narrative] |