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| Date: | Friday 24 August 2012 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  RAF 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 100 Km E of Pormpuraaw, Western Cape York, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A man has died when a RAF 20000 gyrocopter crashed in far north Queensland. It happened about 100 kilometres east of Pormpuraaw, on western Cape York. The pilot was the only person on board.
Sources:
1. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/08/24/3575414.htm
2. http://gyrocopteraccidentsinaustralia.blogspot.co.uk/
3. ATSB Report Ref. 201206025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2012 00:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Mar-2014 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2014 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Dec-2019 16:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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