Estado:	Final
Fecha:	10 OCT 1985
Hora:	00:59
Tipo:	IAI 1124 Westwind
Operador:	Pel-Air
Registración:	VH-IWJ
Numéro de série:	371
Año de Construcción:	1982
Horas Totales de la Célula:	3105
Motores:	2 Garrett TFE731-3-1G
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:	Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2
Daños en la Aeronave:	Anulado
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	13 km (8.1 milles) E de la costa de Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (Australia)
Fase:	En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:	Carga
Aeropuerto de Salida:	Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY), Australia
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN), Australia
Número de Vuelo:	474

Descripción:
Lost control in a turn at 5000 feet after takeoff from Sydney runway 16 at night; crashed into Botany Bay. The captain probably simulated a failure of all 3 flight attitude indicators while there was a known malfunction in the rate of turn indicator and no external references.

RELEVANT EVENTS AND FACTORS:
1. There was a known malfunction of the rate of turn indicator.
2. The pilot in command possibly simulated simultaneous failures of all three flight attitude indicators.
3. There were no external references by which the crew could assess the attitude of the aircraft.
4. A loss of control of the aircraft occurred at a height of about 5000 feet.
5. The crew did not recover control of the aircraft prior to impact with the sea.

Fuentes:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 15 June 1987 (p.357-376)