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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1996 |
| Time: | 18:42 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-CAR |
| MSN: | 27-4532 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2NM E of Wangetti Beach, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YHID |
| YBCS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot transmitted a "Mayday" call approximately 15 nautical miles from runway 15 at Cairns Airport. He advised that he thought he had run out of fuel and was going to ditch the aircraft. The aircraft was ditched a short time later, about 2 nautical miles off the coast of Wangetti Beach. All five occupants were rescued safely.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1996/aair/aair199603551/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 05:58 | Pineapple | Added |
| 17-Mar-2020 10:16 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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