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| Date: | Sunday 12 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:20 LT |
| Type: | Austflight Drifter SB582 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 55-1903 |
| MSN: | DR97-1039SB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fogg Dam, SE of Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Austflight Drifter SB582 crashed into the waters near Fogg Dam, southeast of Darwin. The pilot perished, the passenger was injured, and the ultralight was written off.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-12/man-dead-in-light-plane-crash-south-east-of-darwin/104809216
https://www.ntnews.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=NTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ntnews.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnorthern-territory%2Fone-man-dead-and-a-woman-rescued-following-fogg-dam-aircraft-crash%2Fnews-story%2Fc461f7f93f267095718b7c0c9a29c0b6&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium
https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/6761:55-1903-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2025 09:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jan-2025 16:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2025 07:09 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Jan-2025 14:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 13-Jan-2025 14:24 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Jan-2025 19:15 | AnimeBirder | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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