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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 2025 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR20 |
| Owner/operator: | Bankstown Flying School |
| Registration: | VH-TEL |
| MSN: | 2262 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental IO-360-ES26B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Budawang National Park, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cirrus SR20 VH-TEL went missing after departing Bankstown Airport around 11:00. It disappeared from radar near Budawang National Park, NSW about 14:55 after a steady descent from 8,000 to under 2,000 feet. The sole pilot, a man in his 60s, was on board. The crash site and media of the aircraft's state have been released via news sources along with a confirmed fatality. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
Sources:
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/news?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMTIwODQzLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D
https://7news.com.au/news/grave-fears-as-light-plane-goes-missing-over-nsw-c-20064359
https://www.9news.com.au/national/search-to-resume-for-missing-pilot-after-nsw-light-plane-crash/690b45ca-41bc-48cf-8771-82626dc560b6
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-tel#3c420ba2
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2025 09:18 | RustyShed | Added |
| 18-Sep-2025 09:24 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Sep-2025 10:12 | RustyShed | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Sep-2025 11:00 | vasilf | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 04:14 | vasilf | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 05:22 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 05:25 | vasilf | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2025 05:30 | vasilf | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2025 06:06 | RustyShed | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 07:02 | RustyShed | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 07:40 | RustyShed | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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