Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 7 April 1996
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-21ÿIslander
Owner/operator: Island Air Gold Coast
Registration Number: VH-HIA
Location: Currumbin, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Category: Accident
Description
En route at 3000 feet the no. 2 engine lost power. A forced landing was carried out in the surf on Currumbin Beach.
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