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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 2018 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-UJT |
| MSN: | 18503282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gladstone Airport, QLD (GLT/YGLA) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gladstone Airport, QLD (GLT/YGLA) |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the take-off run, the aircraft encountered gusting winds and veered off the runway. The pilot lost directional control and ground looped, resulting in substantial damage.
Sources:
ATSB OA2018-00365
www.couriermail.com.au
http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/2018/02/tully-based-cessna-a185f-skywagon-vh.html
https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/breaking-light-plane-flips-at-gladstone-airport/3332539/#/0
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=UJT&field_ar_serial=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1988 | VH-UJT | 0 | Orange Regional Airport (YORG), Orange, NSW | |
sub | |
| 28 January 1989 | VH-UJT | 0 | Kanimbla Valley, NSW | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Light plane crashes while taking off at Gladstone Airport: https://t.co/rX4xIWdcm2 #breaking @the_observer_ pic.twitter.com/sHC1Ie9ag1
— Andrew Thorpe (@AndrewThorpe) 11 février 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 09:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2018 10:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Feb-2018 10:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Feb-2018 19:32 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2021 13:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
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