04-08-2020, 01:37 PM
(04-05-2020, 04:19 PM)Cap\n Wannabe Wrote: From the other Aunty..
Quote:Light plane crashes at Jacobs Well on Gold Coast, killing one man and injuring another
A man is dead and another is in hospital in a serious condition after a light plane crash at Jacobs Well on the Gold Coast this morning.
It is believed the plane took off from Heck Field airstrip at Jacobs Well, then lost power at very low altitude.
As the plane made a right turn, it clipped an overhead telephone cable and crashed 25 metres from the intersection of Stapylton Jacobs Well Road and Cabbage Tree Point Road near the Heck Field airstrip.
The plane caught fire and the passenger escaped with significant burns but the pilot was killed.
Emergency services were called to the incident at 9:24am.
The man who died and the man who was injured were members of the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club.
A syndicate of four people owned the privately owned recreational aircraft.
The surviving man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
I note that other than about 3 posts on the UP related thread (posted on the day of the accident) and the above ABC coverage there has been bugger all mention of this tragic accident??
I also note that the accident has only today been recorded on the RAAus A&D summaries page but is yet to be recorded on the ATSB accident occurrence database??
Here is the very brief summary: "...Fatal Accident involving RAAus members. RAAus accident consultants are assisting police in determining the causal factors that led to the accident..."
Hmm...that kind of reads like the police will be the only ones investigating this fatal accident...
MTF...P2