Britten-Norman Islander crash, Apr 7, 1996, Coolangatta
Britten-Norman Islander accident on April 7, 1996 near Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot shut down the right...
- Date: April 7, 1996
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot shut down the right engine after it surged without feathering the propeller, and did not fly the aircraft at its best single-engine speed.
A Britten-Norman Islander of Island Air Gold Coast, flying a night charter back from Tangalooma, lost power on its right engine after a surge and the pilot shut it down without feathering the propeller. The aircraft was then flown below its best single-engine speed and the pilot made a forced landing on the beach near Coolangatta, where the wing struck rocks and the fuselage came to rest semi-submerged in the surf. Nobody on board was killed.