Thursday, 24 June 2021

Queensland plane crash: Two men dead after aircraft goes down

Two men have died after the light plane, a Cessna 150, they were in crashed into bushland in the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, yesterday.

A multi-agency search was launched around 5.30pm at Peachester, near the Glasshouse Mountains, when the aircraft was reported overdue in returning to Maroochydore airport (MCY/YBSU). Initial investigations suggest the plane crashed in bushland along Commissioners Flat Road and was found about 8.30pm. Two men, a 30-year-old from the northern Brisbane region, and a 46-year-old from the Sunshine Coast region, were found dead at the scene. The Forensic Crash Unit and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau were investigating the incident.


Aircraft Information
Owner / Operator: Sunshine Coast Aero Club
Aircraft: Cessna A150M Aerobat
Registration VH-CYO
Serial Number: A1500655



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