ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28625
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1985 |
| Time: | 03:50 LT |
| Type: | Beechcraft A80 Queen Air 8800 |
| Owner/operator: | Norfolk Island Airways |
| Registration: | VH-FDR |
| MSN: | LD-234 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 37 Km NE of Biloela, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland (BNE/YBAF) |
| Rockhampton, Queensland (ROK/YBRK) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
This was the former VH-TGD re-registered when it went to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. On 7 August 1985, whilst flying a cargo run for Norfolk Island Airways from Brisbane to Rockhampton, VH-FDR crashed some 37 km NE of Biloela, Queensland, due to fuel starvation. The pilot, who was killed in the accident, apparently was confused with the fuel management system of the B80 and had not had a chance to study it completely before taking the flight. In the event, the fuel selector switches appear not to have been correctly positioned when the wreckage was examined. Different selector positions compared to other Queenairs he had flown
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198503527.aspx
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-FDR.html
3. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32611/aair198503527.pdf
4. http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Flying%20Doctor%20Queensland%20May%202008.pdf
5. http://www.baaa-acro.com/Types%20d'avions/Beechcraft%20Queen%20Air%20B80.htm
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20121019072953/http://baaa-acro.com/Photos-72/VH-FDR.jpg [photo of wreckage post crash]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-May-2011 08:40 | eagle | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2014 00:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2014 00:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Jan-2018 13:41 | Eagle | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 12:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Nov-2022 05:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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