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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 2022 |
| Time: | 14:22 |
| Type: | Austflight Drifter A503 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 25-0215 |
| MSN: | Dr88-0330 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bowenville, near Oakey, Toowoomba Region, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During flight, the aircraft struck a powerline and subsequently collided with terrain. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/small-plane-crashes-west-of-brisbane-20220626-p5awp5.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-26/pilot-dies-in-bowenville-light-plane-crash/101184998
https://www.raa.asn.au/our-organisation/safety/accident-and-defect-summaries/
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/man-dies-in-queensland-plane-crash/vi-AAYSfgx?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=084b31b96b05437782abc4f6e75d38a5&category=foryou
http://www.antonakis.co.uk/registers/australia/20140503.txt
ATSB Ref. OA2022-02372
Media:
Emergency crews are on scene at a light plane crash at Bowenville pic.twitter.com/Ik01z7G5sV
— Anthea Moodie (@MoodieAnthea) June 26, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2022 06:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 06:28 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Embed code, Damage, Plane category, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 06:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 08:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 11:31 | Pineapple | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 07:58 | Pineapple | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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