| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Uzu Air |
| Registration: | VH-XFF |
| MSN: | 763 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16775 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Horn Island Airport, QLD (HID/YHID) |
| Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC/YCCT) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight apparently proceeded normally until late final approach when the pilot initiated a go-around because of a vehicle on the airstrip. The aircraft rolled and yawed left, descended steeply and crashed onto a tidal flat.
SIGNIFICANT FACTORS:
1. The pilot initiated a go-around from final approach because of a vehicle on the airstrip.
2. The left propeller showed little evidence of rotation damage. The reason for a possible loss of left engine power could not be determined.
3. For reasons that could not be established, the pilot lost control of the aircraft at a low height.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ATSB Occurrence Number 199900220
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