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JULY 2019
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WEEK THREE
JULY 15 2019
Posted 13:34 15/07/19
OZ DESIGNED AIRVAN INVOLVED IN DEADLY CRASH IN SWEDEN
All nine persons onboard an OZ designed and manufactured Gippsland GA8 Airvan lost their lives after the aircraft they were in crashed onto Storsandskar Island in Sweden during a skydive exercise '. . . a witness heard a loud noise from above before she saw the plane going straight down and crashing into the island' Swedish media quoted witnesses reporting that some of the parachutists were seen trying to jump off the plane just before the crash . . . News-Desk perusal of images from the crash site suggest that it was a premature deployment of a parachute during exit that snared the tailplane and removed it from the aircraft
COPY OF MEDIA REPORT IN PDF FORMAT
ATSB REPORT
AIRVAN GROUNDED BY AUTHORITIES - IMAGE
CASA GROUNDING LIFTED - LINK
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