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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-KZK |
| MSN: | CD-985 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental IO-470-K (CONTINENTAL) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Snowy Mountains area, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wangaratta Airport, VIC (WGT/YWGT) |
| Moruya Airport, NSW (MYA/YMRY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair, carrying one occupant is missing in the area of Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
Search operations are being conducted.
The wreckage of a plane missing in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains since Tuesday has now been located.
"NSW Police Force now have carriage of this matter with investigations to continue tomorrow," NSW Police said.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/search-for-missing-plane-underway-in-nsw-snowy-mountains/105539030
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=KZK
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VHKZK/history/20250715/0254Z/YWGT/L%20-36.21822%20147.69778
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-18/police-say-snowy-mountains-plane-crash-not-survivable/105546214
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/missing-pilot-snowy-mountains-wangaratta-moruya-plane-found/105543624
https://www.flickr.com/photos/qfa744/50182396352/in/photolist-YmDW3S-2jsrU7d/lightbox/ (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N2045W
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2025 06:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2025 06:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 08:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 08:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 08:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2025 15:05 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2025 08:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2025 09:22 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, ] |
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