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| Date: | Sunday 21 October 2018 |
| Time: | c. 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Jabiru J170-D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-DJX |
| MSN: | 316 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hagley, west of Launceston, TAS 41.496949°E 146.950468°S -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Launceston Airport, TAS (LST/YMLT) |
| Launceston Airport, TAS (LST/YMLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft suffered an engine fire that quickly spread to the cabin at 1700 ft. The aircraft landed east of Hagley Tasmania 70 seconds later. The airplane was partially consumed by the fire and the sole pilot on board received serious burns to 34% of his body before jumping from the aircraft after touchdown. Aircraft continued on crashing onto a fence.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/plane-crash-at-hagley-in-northern-tasmania/10401826
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https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=DJX&field_ar_serial=
https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains_in_tasmania/9420424865
Location
Media:
The pilot of the aircraft is in a serious but stable condition at Royal Hobart Hospital - the plane crashed into farmland at Hagley in Tasmania’s north @abchobart pic.twitter.com/Qou5BkwlKQ
— Henry Zwartz (@henryzwartz) 21 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2018 02:42 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 06:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 06:37 | Sherlock | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 06:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 10:09 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 10:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Sep-2019 18:55 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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