The 'mature-age' pilot of a 6-seat Beech Bonanza escaped virtually unscathed after the 1977 A36 he was flying solo apparently had the engine fail when on approach to the Southport Flying Club's airstrip at Coombabah

"..75-year-old man was flying his single-engine Beechcraft when he got into trouble when coming in to land at the Southport Flying Club airstrip about 9:50am on Sunday - Police said his engine lost power during the descent"