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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2025 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| Owner/operator: | Bayswater Road Aerial Surveys / Aero Logistics Survey |
| Registration: | VH-EYQ |
| MSN: | F406-0047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kelvinlaugh, near Toowoomba, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Warwick Airport, QLD (WAZ/YWCK) |
| Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II, VH-EYQ, impacted a field, 1.4 nm from runway 14 at Oakey Airport, QLD, Australia. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were fatally injured.
The aircraft had departed Warwick Airport, QLD (WAZ) at 14:26 hour local time.
Sources:
https://7news.com.au/news/two-people-fighting-for-life-after-light-plane-crashes-in-kelvinhaugh-near-toowoomba-c-19416458
https://fr24.com/data/aircraft/vh-eyq#3b562851
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/investigation-into-deadly-oakey-plane-crash/105554040
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 2014 | VH-EYQ | Bayswater Road Pty Ltd / Australian Aerial Mapping | 0 | near Emerald, QLD | |
non |
Media:
Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II, VH-EYQ near Oakey Airport, QLD 20 July 2025 7news.com.au/news/two-peo...
— Aerossurance (@aerossurance.bsky.social) July 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2025 07:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Jul-2025 08:19 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 08:20 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 08:25 | ASN | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 08:41 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 08:44 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 09:40 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 10:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 12:25 | JustAnotherPilot | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 06:16 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 16:00 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 09:53 | ASN | Updated |
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