ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162820
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| Date: | 21-DEC-2013 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MT 03S |
| Owner/operator: | Yarra Valley Flightsports |
| Registration: | G-2347 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kinglake National Park, Dixons Creek, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yarra Valley Conference Center, Melba Highway, Dixons Creek |
| Yarra Valley Conference Center, Melba Highway, Dixons Creek | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A two seat gyrocopter (possibly an AutoGyro MT-03/MTOsport G-2347) crashed during a scenic flight having taken off from Dixons Creek. The pilot and tourist passenger were both killed in the crash in the high ground of Kingslake National Park. The gyrocopter was operated by Yarra Valley Flightsports. Local media named the pilot as Reg Thaggard and the passenger as 18 year old Jordan Pang from Singapore.
Sources:
1. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/national/a/20440107/two-men-killed-in-gyrocopter-crash/_
2. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/pilot-tourist-die-in-gyrocopter-ride-20131222-2zskc.html
3. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/two-men-killed-in-gyrocopter-crash-in-kinglake--national-park/story-fni0fit3-1226788265418
4. http://gyrocopteraccidentsinaustralia.blogspot.co.uk/
5. https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-12/reginaldalexanderjulianthaggard_589713.pdf
5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-22/victorian-authorities-search-for-missing-gyrocopter/5171366
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2013 05:06 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Dec-2013 12:52 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2013 11:36 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Dec-2013 11:40 | harro | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2013 15:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Mar-2014 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Jul-2022 19:39 | Solicitorious | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source] |
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