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| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500U Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Torres Strait Air |
| Registration: | VH-WZV |
| MSN: | 500-U-1656-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Badu Island Airfield, Badu Island, QLD (YBAU) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YBAU - Badu |
| Unknown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine failure on takeoff. Aborted, ended up in shrubs.
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/557879-shrike-accident-torres-strait.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2015 06:39 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 12-Mar-2015 06:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2023 01:07 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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