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| Date: | Monday 17 January 2011 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-MJD |
| MSN: | 21059428 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape Ford, 150 Km SW of Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Timber Creek, NT (YTBR) |
| Darwin, NT (YPDN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A man has swum to shore after crashing a light plane into the sea off the Northern Territory coast. The Cessna made a belly landing after the engine failed. The pilot was uninjured and Police located the downed aircraft via its EPIRB. The pilot was rescued by the Careflight helicopter at 11:30. The crash happened about 150 kilometres south-west of Darwin about 10am.
Sources:
1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/17/3114712.htm?site=darwin
2. http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/01/18/207251_ntnews.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 1990 | VH-MJD | 0 | Lake Evella Airport (YLEV), Gapuwiyak, NT | |
sub | |
| 17 December 1997 | VH-MJD | 0 | Ranku Airport (YRAK), Ranku, NT | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2011 03:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2011 15:30 | vhkdk | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2014 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2014 08:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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