Cessna 402 crash, May 30, 1979, Queenstown Tasmania
Cessna 402 accident on May 30, 1979 near Queenstown Tasmania, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot initiated a go-around after entering cloud on...
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Queenstown Tasmania, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot initiated a go-around after entering cloud on approach, when the aircraft struck dead trees on Mt Sorrell.
Business Jets Cessna 402B VH-KIB, on a Melbourne-Smithton-Queenstown service with three occupants, entered cloud on approach to Queenstown. The pilot initiated a go-around after the aircraft struck dead trees and it came down on Mt Sorrell. All occupants escaped and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The injury descriptions differ between sources and are not stated here.