ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71245
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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 2010 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Cloud 9 Seaplanes |
| Registration: | VH-ELQ |
| MSN: | 185-1078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Southport Aerodrome, South Stradbroke Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tipplers Passage |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The seaplane flipped on take off injuring 2 of the 5 occupants.
A CRAB pot has been blamed for a bizarre accident that caused a sea plane to flip, leaving four people injured. Investigators said the fishing gear became entangled with the plane as it tried to take off, causing the weekend crash.
ATSB REPORT:" DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN,THE PILOT NOTICED VIBRATION AND BUMPS EMANATING FROM THE RIGHT FLOAT. THE PILOT REJECTED THE TAKE-OFF BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THROUGH 20 KNOTS,IT STRUCK A SANDBANK AND NOSED OVER,COMING TO REST INVERTED".
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/09/2788799.htm?section=justin
http://bayjournal.com.au/joomla/bayjournal/business/2322-stop-press-seaplane-crashes-at-tiplers.html
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/01/09/177161_gold-coast-news.html
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au?category_id=12191
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26574907-5005962,00.html
FLIGHT SAFETY AUSTRALIA MAR-APR 2010 ISSUE 73
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1973 | VH-ELQ | Geraldton Fisherman's Co-op Ltd | 0 | West Wallabi Island, Abrolhos Islands, WA | |
sub |
| 8 October 2004 | VH-ELQ | 0 | Nerang River, QLD | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2010 23:40 | VHKDK | Added |
| 09-Jan-2010 03:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2010 21:00 | robbreid | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2010 23:33 | CESSBLOKE | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2023 06:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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