June 17  2007
A 53-year-old grandfather along with his 13-year-old granddaughter were killed when the Pulsar 2-sear aircraft they were in impacted into the ocean off Caloundra's Kings Beach on QLD's Sunshine Coast

Witnesses told Police that the machine "..was seen to spin in the air and spiral into the water" - wreckage was found to be strewn over more than a kilometer

 
The Energex Community rescue helicopter along with the Caloundra Coastguard - local lifesavers and Water Police - all responded to the emergency - the two aircraft occupants were found to be deceased on emergency services arrival

The Coast Guard retrieved a number of major components from the fibreglass constructed machine and returned them to shore for inspection by the appropriate authorities