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| Date: | Monday 14 January 2008 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | Queensland Police Service |
| Registration: | VH-PSQ |
| MSN: | 20800213 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Townsville, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Townsville, QLD |
| Mt Isa, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the aircraft passed 4,500 ft in IMC the engine failed. The pilot turned back towards the airfield and made a successful forced landing on runway 01.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090714020241/http://www.atsb.gov.au:80/publications/investigation_reports/2008/AAIR/aair200800024.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2008 02:30 | Andrew Whitton | Added |
| 31-May-2022 22:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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