Emergency crews raced to a private airstrip at Jacobs Well, after a two-seater Van’s RV-8A crashed shortly after taking off from runway 28 at Heck Field Airport (YHEC) in Norwell, Queensland, around 6 a.m. yesterday. (Norwell is 50 kms / 31 miles southeast of Brisbane City)
Water bombers were brought in to help tackle a massive bushfire that burned for hours after the fully fueled plane went down, tragically killing its two occupants.
A 73-year-old pilot from Beenleigh and a male passenger, thought to be from Sydney, lost their lives when the plane went down shortly after leaving the runway, according to police. Transport safety investigators arrived at the scene on Tuesday afternoon, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was informed that the crash happened soon after take-off.
“The aircraft was destroyed in a post-impact fire, and the pilot and passenger on board were fatally injured,” the bureau’s chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said in a statement.
The bureau said it would gather evidence and examine the site and wreckage over coming days, recovering “aircraft components of interest” for further examination.
Investigators will also conduct interviews and collect relevant recorded information including flight tracking data and CCTV footage along with pilot and aircraft maintenance records
A large plume of smoke could be seen kilometres from the crash site late on Tuesday morning, while about 50 emergency services personnel were on the scene.
“The aircraft was destroyed in a post-impact fire, and the pilot and passenger on board were fatally injured,” the bureau’s chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said in a statement.
The bureau said it would gather evidence and examine the site and wreckage over coming days, recovering “aircraft components of interest” for further examination.
Investigators will also conduct interviews and collect relevant recorded information including flight tracking data and CCTV footage along with pilot and aircraft maintenance records
A large plume of smoke could be seen kilometres from the crash site late on Tuesday morning, while about 50 emergency services personnel were on the scene.
Aircraft Information:
Owner/Operator: Private
Aircraft: Van's RV-8A
Registration: VH-MKX
Serial Number: 82025
First Flew: 2006
Age: 20 Years
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased during this difficult time.
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