ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213259
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1984 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna F172H |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | VH-EDZ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 3 km W of Quilpie, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Quilpie, QLD |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was parked, with controls locked and doors unlocked, by the owner who retained the ignition key. Later, another person entered the aircraft and operated a number of controls before experimenting with a car key in the ignition switch. The engine started and the aircraft took off from the position at which it was parked. The occupant attempted a landing but this was unsuccessful as full power was still selected. Some time later the engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion and the aircraft glided into scrub near the town. The occupant was later apprehended by local Police. The thief had received no pilot training and was not capable of adequately controlling the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1984/aair/aair198400057/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27264/aair198400057.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2018 09:20 | Pineapple | Added |
| 25-Jan-2020 17:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 18-Jan-2022 09:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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