Investigation: 198503541 - Beech 24R Sierra, VH-DJD, Morana Station 35 km North of Emerald QLD, 21 November 1985

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After having inspected a property, the pilot and his passengers returned to the aircraft to prepare for DEPARTURE. A storm was approaching the strip from the north and a 10 to 15 knot crosswind prevailed at the strip. A take-off into the east was commenced, the aircraft became airborne and as it crossed the upwind end of the strip, it was affected by a sudden gust of wind. The aircraft yawed to the right, lost altitude and struck the ground, before coming to rest in a ploughed paddock. At the time of the attempted take-off the location of the approaching storm was conducive to the presence of strong downdraughts or possibly microbursts in the vicinity of the strip. The pilot elected to commence the take-off because he was concerned that heavy rain at the strip would have rendered it unserviceable.

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General details
Date:	21 November 1985	Investigation status:	Completed
Time:	1510	Investigation type:	Occurrence Investigation
Location:	Morana Station 35 km North of Emerald	Occurrence type:	Collision with terrain
State:	Queensland	Occurrence class:	Operational
Release date:	24 April 1986	Occurrence category:	Accident
Report status:	Final	Highest injury level:	None

Aircraft details
Aircraft manufacturer:	Beech Aircraft Corp
Aircraft model:	24
Aircraft registration:	VH-DJD
Type of operation:	Business
Damage to aircraft:	Substantial
Departure point:	Morana Station QLD
Departure time:	1510
Destination:	Emerald QLD