Airplane Crash - Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia 10/23/1975
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia
| Date | 10/23/1975 |
| Time | 19:28 |
| Location | Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator | Connair |
| Route | Mount Isa - Cairns |
| Type | de Havilland DH114 Heron 2E |
| Registration | VH-CLS |
| Cn/In | 14067 |
| Aboard | 11 |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Improper approach during a storm. Crew error. Misalignment of the aircraft with the runway and abandonment of the landing approach. The pilot-in-command did not immediately initiate a climb to a safe altitude for reasons unknown. |
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