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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 2024 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 |
| Owner/operator: | Bayswater Road Pty Ltd / Australian Aerial Mapping |
| Registration: | VH-LAD |
| MSN: | 404-0224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Emerald Airport, WLD (EMD) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Emerald Airport, QLD (EMD/YEML) |
| Emerald Airport, QLD (EMD/YEML) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During aerial survey operations, fumes were detected in the cockpit and the pilot returned the aircraft to Emerald.
Sources:
https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Frockhampton%2Fpolice-courts%2Femergency-services-respond-to-plane-fire-at-emerald-airport%2Fnews-story%2F370fc8474a449d7637bd7a912440295a&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=HIGH-Segment-1-SCORE
OA2024-01434
https://www.facebook.com/cqplanespotting/posts/pfbid02uJDBh1maBxJktzzEpFghZJQg3GPBTt73TW1NnKkTJTzYsmMUobSBSo2cBu3n9Wpbl
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1985 | VH-LAD | 0 | Lake Coonamooranie, SA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 07:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Apr-2024 08:26 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2024 08:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:36 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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