torsdag 26. januar 2017

Mallard down - Two killed in Australia - Curt Lewis


Grumman G-73 Mallard Impact With Water (Australia)



Status: Preliminary
Date: Thursday 26 January 2017
Time: 17:03
Type:
Grumman G-73 Mallard
Operator: private
Registration: VH-CQA
C/n / msn: J-35
First flight: 1948
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location: Swan River, Perth, WA (   Australia)
Phase: Maneuvering (MNV)
Nature: Demonstration
Departure airport: Serpentine Airport (YSEN), Australia
Destination airport: ?
Narrative:
A Grumman G-73 Mallard flying boat was destroyed when it impacted the water of Swan River in Perth, Australia. Both occupants suffered fatal injuries.
The aircraft was flying a display during the Australia Day City of Perth Air Show 2017. It departed Serpentine Airport at 16:28 and proceeded along the coast towards Perth. A holding pattern was flown to the east of Garden Island at an altitude of approximately 1600 feet, waiting to fly a display. At 16:50 it continued north towards Perth, flying down Swan River. It circled over the water until the aircraft lost altitude in a turn, impacting the water nose down. The aircraft broke up on impact.

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