Cessna 172K, VH-KUE, near Mackay, Qld, 29 December 1974

197400046

Summary

At approximately 1445 hours, EST, on 29 December, 1974 a Cessna 172K aircraft, registered VH-KUE, crashed into the sea some eight kilometres north of Slade Point, Queensland. The bodies of two of the three occupants of the aircraft and portions of the aircraft wreckage were subsequently located and recovered from the sea.

Occurrence summary

Investigation number 197400046
Occurrence date 29/12/1974
Location Slade Point, near Mackay
Report release date 08/01/1976
Report status Final
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 Cessna Aircraft Company
Model 172
Registration VH-KUE
Operation type Private
Departure point Brampton Island
Destination Mackay
Damage Destroyed