- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 23, 1975 |
Time: | 1928 |
Location: | Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia |
Operator: | Connair |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Mount Isa - Cairns |
AC Type: | de Havilland DH114 Heron 2E |
Registration: | VH-CLS |
cn / ln: | 14067 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Improper approach during a storm. Crew error. Misalignment of the aircraft with the runway and abandonment of the landing approach. The pilot-in-command did not immediately initiate a climb to a safe altitude for reasons unknown. |
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