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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 2011 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Gippsaero GA-8 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kununurra Aerodrome, 180° M 2Km, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kununurra Airport, WA (KNX/YPKU) |
| Kununurra Airport, WA (KNX/YPKU) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the descent, the aircraft's engine driven fuel pump failed resulting in an engine failure. The pilot activated the auxiliary fuel pump and restarted the engine.
Sources:
ATSB OA2011-05951
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