ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 664
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| Date: | Saturday 12 March 1994 |
| Time: | 09:58 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-BOC |
| MSN: | 27-7854059 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Bellenden Ker, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cairns, Queensland (YBCS) |
| Palm Island, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was cleared Cairns-Innisfail VFR at 5000 feet, and later reported maintaining 5000 feet. About seven minutes later, radar contact with the aircraft was lost. Attempts to contact the aircraft by radio were unsuccessful. The wreckage of the aircraft was found about one hour later on the 160 radial, 23 DME, on Mount Bellenden Ker at 4,200 feet AMSL.
Examination at the accident site indicated that the aircraft struck the rainforest canopy at 4,200 ft AMSL with a descent angle of about 8 degrees and banked about 22 degrees to the right. The aircraft track at impact was about 196 degrees M.
ATSB Conclusions:
1. The pilot was not familiar with the area.
2. The pilot apparently did not have with him in the aircraft any relevant topographical maps or charts covering the route being flown.
3. The pilot did not advise air traffic control that he was deviating from track and/or descending nor that he was encountering weather difficulties.
Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.com.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/aair199400683.aspx
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bellenden_Ker
3. http://www.atsb.com.au/media/24255/ASOR199400683.PDF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 1989 | VH-BOC | 0 | Camden Airport (YSCN), Cobbitty, NSW | |
sub |
Media:
Piper PA-23-250 at Moorabbin, Victoria (YMMB) 17 June 1987
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2014 03:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 04:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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