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| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 2013 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 Skylane RG |
| Owner/operator: | Shoal Air |
| Registration: | VH-OWZ |
| MSN: | R18201601 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kununurra Airport - KNX/YPKU, Kununurra, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | YPKU |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft, a Cessna R182 Skylane RG, impacted terrain during the climb after takeoff from Kununurra Airport - YPKU, Kununurru, Western Australia, after the engine failed. It came to rest inverted and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The pilot and passenger received minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/duo-hospitalised-after-kununurra-plane-crash-15919763.html
https://au.news.yahoo.com/two-walk-away-from-plane-crash-at-kununurra-15918773.html
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-023.aspx
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2013 01:16 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Jan-2013 05:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Damage, ] |
| 23-Jan-2013 05:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2013 19:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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