| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 18, 2002 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Location: | Near Sweers Island, QLD, Australia |
| Operator: | Air taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Mornington Island - Normanton |
| AC Type: | Cessna U206A |
| Registration: | VH-XGR |
| cn / ln: | U2060610 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed while en route. The pilot's limited experience in instrument flight conditions may have been insufficient to prevent a loss of aircraft control when he inadvertently entered an area of low visibility in the Sweers Island area. |
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