Wynella Station - Wynella Station

On December 20, 2010 at 05:00 PM, Wynella Station - Wynella Station experienced a crash involving Fletcher FU-24, operated by Cloud 9 Aviation, with the event recorded near Wynella Station Queensland.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On 20 December 2010, the owner/pilot of a Pacific Aerospace Corporation FU-24-954 Fletcher aircraft, registered VH-FNM, was conducting aerial spreading of urea fertilizer at Wynella Station; a property 40 km south-south-west of Dirranbandi, Queensland. At about 1650 Eastern Standard Time, the pilot was returning to the landing strip after the completion of an application run. The aircraft impacted the terrain, and the pilot was fatally injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-FNM, MSN 263, year of manufacture 1979.