Saibai Island - Horn Island

Crash event recorded.

Flight / Schedule

Saibai Island - Horn Island

Registration

VH-WQA

MSN

494

Year of Manufacture

1975

Operator

Unknown

Date

October 3, 2022 at 01:38 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Region

Oceania • Australia

Coordinates

-24.7761°, 134.7550°

Narrative Report

On October 3, 2022 at 01:38 PM, Saibai Island - Horn Island experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by an operator, with the event recorded near Oceania, Australia.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-WQA, MSN 494, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -24.7761°, 134.7550°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

6

Estimated Survivors

7

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Saibai Island - Horn Island

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Region / Country

Oceania • Australia

Aircraft Details

Registration

VH-WQA

MSN

494

Year of Manufacture

1975