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| Date: | Sunday 13 July 2008 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 XL Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 19-5046 |
| MSN: | 6106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 Km NE of New Moon, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mount Garnett, Queensland |
| Charters Towers, Queensland | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 13 July 2008, a Zenith Zodiac CH601XL Recreational/Light Sport Aircraft, registration 19-5046, was involved in a fatal accident 12 km North East of New Moon Authorised Landing Area, Queensland. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area, and the ATSB investigation concluded that the aircraft was destroyed, and the two persons on board killed, due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain). The cause of this was attributed to an error or malfunction with the Garmin V GPS (Global Positioning System), which gave a false reading as to the aircraft's height and location.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/aair/ae-2008-051.aspx
2. https://www.raa.asn.au/aircraft/registrations/
3. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/51108/ae2008051.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2008 11:55 | nro | Added |
| 15-Jul-2008 12:08 | nro | Updated |
| 16-Jul-2008 01:27 | Fusko | Updated |
| 16-Jul-2008 11:13 | Fusko | Updated |
| 15-Apr-2009 10:58 | harro | Updated |
| 15-May-2014 15:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2022 07:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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