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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 2015 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Air Whitsunday Seaplanes Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-AWI |
| MSN: | 298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hardy Lagoon, near Shute Harbour, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hardy Lagoon, QLD |
| Shute Harbour, QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During an offshore takeoff, the aircraft struck an underwater coral structure, resulting in minor damage to both floats.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2015/aair/ao-2015-069.aspx
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1987 | VH-HQE | 0 | Hayman Island, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2015 12:05 | Pineapple | Added |
| 04-Jan-2018 10:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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