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| Date: | Thursday 3 April 2008 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-ZMP |
| MSN: | 32-7440019 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Brampton Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Brampton Island, QLD |
| Mackay, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb from Brampton Island, the aircraft's engine lost power and the pilot conducted a forced landing in the sea. The pilot and four passengers vacated the aircraft before it sank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/51162/ao2008022.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2018 12:29 | Pineapple | Added |
| 12-Jan-2018 12:29 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Jun-2023 00:59 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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