Partenavia P.68 crash, Oct 14, 1988, Kolane
Partenavia P.68 accident on October 14, 1988 near Kolane, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot may have become disorientated...
- Date: October 14, 1988
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Kolane, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot may have become disorientated while attempting a visual circuit with no visual horizon, and the landing area did not meet the published requirements for night operations.
On the night of 14 October 1988 a Partenavia P68B Victor was flying night circuits at a strip near Taroom in Queensland after the pilot tested new pilot activated lighting. It struck the ground in a descending left turn, its left wing hit a large tree, and it caught fire. The pilot survived with serious injuries.