Aviation safety investigations & reports
Beech 200 Super King Air, VH-KTE, Adavale Queensland, 28 August 1983
Investigation number:
198300051
198300051
Status: Completed

Summary
At approximately 2145 hours on 28 August 1983, in the course of a planned charter,
Instrument Flight Rules night flight from Windorah to Toowoomba, Beech 200 Super
King Air aircraft VH-KTE broke up in flight and crashed to the ground 3.5 kilometres
south of Adavale, 201 km from Windorah, and on the aircraft's planned track.
The pilot-in-command and the 11 passengers were killed when the aircraft fuselage,
devoid of wings and empennage, impacted the ground, inverted.
The Adavale police officer reported the accident to the duty officer of the Department
of Aviation, Queensland Region. An investigation team from the Bureau of Air Safety
Investigation assembled at Adavale on the morning of 29 August 1983.
General details
Date: | 28 August 1983 | Investigation status: | Completed | ||
Time: | 2145 EST | ||||
Location: | Adavale | ||||
State: | Queensland | Occurrence type: | Loss of control | ||
Release date: | 20 February 1985 | Occurrence category: | Technical | ||
Report status: | Final | Highest injury level: | Fatal |
Aircraft details
Aircraft manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corp | |
---|---|---|
Aircraft model | 200 | |
Aircraft registration | VH-KTE | |
Serial number | BB320 | |
Type of operation | Charter | |
Damage to aircraft | Destroyed | |
Departure point | Windorah Qld | |
Destination | Toowoomba Qld |