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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1997 |
| Time: | 15:38 |
| Type: | Maxair Drifter XP-503 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | 25-0220 |
| MSN: | 25-0220 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 45km SW Oakey, Aerodrome, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Keeley Farm, QLD |
| Keeley Farm, QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a short solo flight prior to returning to take some passengers for flights. He conducted some orbits above his home and other low altitude manoeuvres. Witnesses later saw the aircraft appear to turn steeply and spiral into the ground.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/aair199702226/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2018 09:09 | Pineapple | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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