Incident The Airplane Factory Sling 2 24-8582, Friday 4 October 2024
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Date:Friday 4 October 2024
Time:c. 09:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic D6SL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
The Airplane Factory Sling 2
Owner/operator:GoFly Aviation
Registration: 24-8582
MSN: 184
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Incident
Location:Bulcock Beach, E of Caloundra Airport (CUD/YCDR), Caloundra, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Caloundra Airport, QLD (CUD/YCDR)
Destination airport:Caloundra Airport, QLD (CUD/YCDR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a reported loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing to sandy terrain of the Bulcock Beach during circuit training east of Caloundra Airport (CUD/YCDR), Caloundra, Queensland.
The instructor and student pilot were not injured.

Sources:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13923303/Sale-plane-crash-Victoria-RAAF.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/light-plane-sunshine-coast-emergency-landing/104432546
https://www.instagram.com/7newssc/reel/DAskmj5ClEV/

https://www.goflyaviation.com.au/gofly-fleet-and-pricing/

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/785764_1724569474.jpg (photo)

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Oct-2024 00:36 Geno Added
05-Oct-2024 05:56 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Oct-2024 09:08 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Oct-2024 20:13 Captain Adam Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, ]

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