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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
07MAY2005 at 1144LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
VH-TFU |
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Location |
Lockhart River |
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Flight number |
HC675 | ||
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Schedule |
Bamaga - Lockhart River - Cairns |
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Construction number |
DC-818B |
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Year of manufacture |
1992 |
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Crew on board |
2 |
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Pax on board |
13 |
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Crew fatalities |
2 |
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Pax fatalities |
13 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
15 |
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Circumstances |
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On final approach to Lockhart River, the crew informed ATC that all was ok on board. Few seconds later, the aircraft crashed in a wooded area in the Iron Range mountains, 11 km short of runway 12. All occupants were killed. |
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