Summary
On Saturday 7 April 2012 at around 1830 EST, an Airborne XT912 micro-light aircraft, registered 32-7581, impacted a tree and windmill approximately 2.2NM from Cootamundra airport. The force of the impact and subsequent fire fatally injured the two occupants.
Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) is assisting the New South Wales police service with their investigation of this occurrence. In response to a request for assistance from RA-Aus officers, and in accordance with the provisions of the Transport Safety Investigation Act (2003), the Australian Transport Safety Bureau initiated an External Investigation to facilitate the technical examination of an airspeed indicator instrument recovered from the accident aircraft.
Examination of the instrument has been completed and a report on the findings forwarded to RA-Aus on 4 September 2012.
Contact details for RA-Aus are www.raa.asn.au
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Released in accordance with section 25 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | AE-2012-064 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 07/04/2012 |
| Location | 2.2NM from Cootamundra Airport |
| State | New South Wales |
| Report release date | 11/09/2012 |
| Report status | Final |
| Investigation level | Systemic |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Collision with terrain |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| Highest injury level | Fatal |
Aircraft details
| Manufacturer | Airborne Australia |
|---|---|
| Model | XT912 |
| Registration | 32-7581 |
| Operation type | Sports Aviation |
| Damage | Destroyed |