DH-84 Dragon VH-UXG Missing

Sadly you’re are right Mike,just the type of plane that decides on the speed and amount of people involved at the time.

hopefully lessons will be learned.

Sadly, flying VFR into IMC has been killing people for almost as long as aviation itself has been going, and no doubt it will continue to do so at a prodigious rate. 🙁

So much for they died quickly doing what they enjoyed.I would imagine it was 50 mins of terror.My condolences to the family and friends,hopefully lessons will be learned.

Well said, Sir!

All very sad. I add my condolences.

Phil

Article in the CASA publication Flight Safety Australia.
RIP

www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2014/05/a-dragons-last-flight/

NATIONAL NEWS

”Desperate de Havilland DH84 Dragon biplane pilot lost his way in low cloud”

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/atsb-interim-report-on-queenslands-de-havilland-dragon-crash-finds-biplane-hit-trees-at-speed/story-fndo2iwh-1226513037711

So much for they died quickly doing what they enjoyed.I would imagine it was 50 mins of terror.My condolences to the family and friends,hopefully lessons will be learned.

Thanks for the closure on this tragic accident.

the safety investigation report came out on 19th December , can’t see if the link was posted before on this site , anyway here it is
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2012/aair/ao-2012-130.aspx

sad story ,

My condolences to families.

Sad when I heard of this a few weeks ago.

Latest news on the investigation.

http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/data-may-provide-clues-why-dragon-bi-plane-crashed/1593156/

A grisly scene.

It could take days to recover the bodies.

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/qld-plane-crash-site-a-grisly-scene-20121004-2728x.html

A grisly scene.

It could take days to recover the bodies.

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/qld-plane-crash-site-a-grisly-scene-20121004-2728x.html

If the cloud closed in as you were flying back home and you became lost what should you do ?

That is a very difficult question to answer without knowing all the facts, things like the equipment on board, etc.

The general rule is that if you fly into cloud unintentionally then you make a gentle Rate One turn on instruments through 180 degrees and head back the way you came so as to find the clear air you were in before.

But if you are in a valley that can be less than easy or safe

The next rule is always to go up for a think, rather than go down for a look

Modern GPS systems, even handheld ones, can with the correct software give you pretty good terrain awareness, but I certainly wouldn’t want to bet my life on that information alone.

I’m guessing though we will never know the exact details, it will remain one of the many *CFITs each year.

Moggy

*Controlled Flight Into Terrain

If the cloud closed in as you were flying back home and you became lost what should you do ?

That is a very difficult question to answer without knowing all the facts, things like the equipment on board, etc.

The general rule is that if you fly into cloud unintentionally then you make a gentle Rate One turn on instruments through 180 degrees and head back the way you came so as to find the clear air you were in before.

But if you are in a valley that can be less than easy or safe

The next rule is always to go up for a think, rather than go down for a look

Modern GPS systems, even handheld ones, can with the correct software give you pretty good terrain awareness, but I certainly wouldn’t want to bet my life on that information alone.

I’m guessing though we will never know the exact details, it will remain one of the many *CFITs each year.

Moggy

*Controlled Flight Into Terrain

Very sad and whats spooky is on the Sunday here in New Zealand, members of the Wings over New Zealand forum flew in Stan Smith’s DH84 Dragon. Bit shocked to hear one of the other surviving Dragons was missing the next day!

I was working my way through having flights in the world’a airworthy Dragons and was hoping to add VH-UXG and the one in NZ to my list, having flown in G-ADDI, EI-ABI and G-ECAN. So very sad. R.I.P.

Very sad and whats spooky is on the Sunday here in New Zealand, members of the Wings over New Zealand forum flew in Stan Smith’s DH84 Dragon. Bit shocked to hear one of the other surviving Dragons was missing the next day!

I was working my way through having flights in the world’a airworthy Dragons and was hoping to add VH-UXG and the one in NZ to my list, having flown in G-ADDI, EI-ABI and G-ECAN. So very sad. R.I.P.

Dreadfully sad story, RIP to all. Not much consolation really, but at least they all went quickly, doing what they loved. My thoughts in particular are with the bereaved families.

Dreadfully sad story, RIP to all. Not much consolation really, but at least they all went quickly, doing what they loved. My thoughts in particular are with the bereaved families.

Very sad and whats spooky is on the Sunday here in New Zealand, members of the Wings over New Zealand forum flew in Stan Smith’s DH84 Dragon. Bit shocked to hear one of the other surviving Dragons was missing the next day!

Very sad and whats spooky is on the Sunday here in New Zealand, members of the Wings over New Zealand forum flew in Stan Smith’s DH84 Dragon. Bit shocked to hear one of the other surviving Dragons was missing the next day!