Investigation number
197400046
Occurrence date
Location
Slade Point, near Mackay
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence type
Collision with terrain
Occurrence category
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal
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.
Aircraft Details
Departure point
Brampton Island
Destination
Mackay
Model
172
Registration
VH-KUE
Operation type
Private
Damage
Destroyed
Manufacturer
Cessna Aircraft Company
Departure time
1439