- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 07, 2025 |
Time: | 1600 |
Location: | Off Rottnest Island, WA, Australia |
Operator: | Swan River Seaplanes |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Rottnest Island - Perth |
AC Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan 675 |
Registration: | VH-WTY |
cn / ln: | 20800586 |
Aboard: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Immediately after taking off from Thompson Bay, the air taxi banked left and the wingtip hit the water and the aircraft water looped and crashed into the water, eventually sinking. The wreckage is at a depth of 8 meters. The pilot and two passengers were killed. |
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