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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 2017 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: | Austflight Drifter A582 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 25-415 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Gold Coast beach -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jacobs Well |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The ultra-light plane landed on Gold Coast beach after an engine failure. the engine cut out mid-air about 500 metres above the water and 100 metres from the beach.
There was no injuries.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-23/light-glider-plane-emergency-landing-gold-coast-beach/9284202
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128973986@N04/26702123775
Media:
A plane has made an emergency landing on a Surfers Paradise beach. @heinkealex #9News pic.twitter.com/AwSixP5OvE
— Nine News Gold Coast (@9NewsGoldCoast) 23 décembre 2017
A pilot has performed an incredible emergency landing, after his light plane's engine failed over the Gold Coast's busiest beach. #7News pic.twitter.com/2UcKZWfpXc
— 7 News Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) 23 décembre 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2017 10:28 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 23-Dec-2017 16:56 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
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