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| Date: | Monday 10 October 2016 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | QantasLink |
| Registration: | VH-LQM |
| MSN: | 4450 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Yarrangobilly, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) |
| Canberra Airport, ACT (CBR/YSCB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft, operating as flight QLK2130 from Melbourne to Canberra, encountered severe turbulence on approach to Canberra Airport, resulting in minor injuries to two crew members and one passenger.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2016/aair/ao-2016-132/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHLQM
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 2020 | VH-LQM | QantasLink | 0 | Rockhampton Airport (ROK/YBRK), QLD | |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2016 08:08 | Pineapple | Added |
| 13-Feb-2025 13:41 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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