Investigation number
AE-2015-027
Occurrence date
Location
7 km south of Donnington Airpark (near Townsville)
State
Queensland
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation level
Defined
Investigation type
External Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence type
Collision with terrain
Occurrence category
Technical Analysis
Highest injury level
Fatal

On 10 February 2015, a Drifter and a Thruster ultralight aircraft, recreational registration 25-0452 and 10-0339 respectively, both collided with terrain approximately 7km south of Donnington Airpark, near Townsville, QLD.

Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) is the organisation responsible for investigating this accident. As part of its investigation, RA-Aus requested technical assistance from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) in the examination of physical components from the involved aircraft. To protect the information supplied by RA-Aus to the ATSB and the ATSB's investigative work to assist RA-Aus, the ATSB initiated an investigation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.

Results of a visual examination of the physical components were provided to RA-Aus on 8 April 2015.

Enquiries relating to this occurrence should be directed to Recreational Aviation Australia.