ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164369
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| Date: | Sunday 2 March 2014 |
| Time: | 07:47 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-ZMH |
| MSN: | RV-60015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gatton Airpark (YGAS), Gatton, Lockyer Valley, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YGAS |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The RV-6 was destroyed by impact with terrain and subsequent fire shortly after takeoff from Gatton Airpark (YGAS). The pilot died. It's believed the aircraft lost height and crashed into an embankment within an Ipswich transport depot.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-02/one-killed-in-light-plane-crash-at-gatton/5293346
https://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/man-dead-gatton-plane-crash/2185499/
https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/aircraft-has-crashed-near-gatton-morning/2185497/
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/03/02/plane-bounced-over-fence-fatal-crash
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ao-2014-035.aspx
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20140304X14233&key=1
http://www.gattonairpark.com
http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&meta_v_sand=Zmh&meta_A=-allresults&meta_o_sand=RV-6&meta_m_sand=&meta_X_sand=&meta_r_sand=&meta_q_sand=&meta_xyear_sand=&meta_Y_sand=&num_ranks=10&Search=Search
https://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD:1001:pc=PC_90140
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2014 02:06 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Mar-2014 02:48 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Mar-2014 04:32 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2014 07:09 | Alexander Wyche | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2014 19:08 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2014 07:47 | JohnBridges | Updated [Phase] |
| 19-Apr-2014 00:40 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Aug-2016 06:53 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2017 06:15 | junior sjc | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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