Barwon Heads accident

[octave]

This does not look good.

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-29/plane-crashes-at-barwon-heads-several-feared-dead/7124758

 

 

[Robbo]

VH-TOT was flying around in that area on it's way to King Island. not saying it's the one involved but it's not appearing on Flight Radar anymore.

 

PA-31..

 

 

[Robbo]

I think it could be the one...

 

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/vh-tot/#8aa6157

 

 

[Nobody]

I think it could be the one...https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/vh-tot/#8aa6157

You don't think it just went out or radar range? It was cruising along at only about 1000 feet which would only give a radar range of about 30 nautical miles or so.

 

 

[Robbo]

Well I have been watching an RVAC warrior all the way, and I am currently watching hems at 300 feet.

 

 

[Nobody]

if the warrior was at 3000 feet then the radar range would be much greater....

 

 

[HeliPilot70]

The track for VH-TOT ended a long way south of where HEMS5 is orbiting.

 

 

[Robbo]

Hmmm I could be wrong but it is just strange, as I have watched aircraft at the same altitude all the way to king island.

 

There also using the word "passenger plane" and that makes me think RPT.

 

 

[Nobody]

looking at the hellicopter track not far off the coast and the track of the PA-31 being many miles off shore I am pretty certain that it isn't VH-TOT robbo.

 

 

[djpacro]

From Torquay beach can't see anything due low cloud and rain.

 

 

[Robbo]

There are unconfirmed reports from people in the area that the plane has crashed into the water near the HMAS Canberra shipwreck.

 

The shipwreck was sunk deliberately, about 1km off Barwon Heads, and is a popular dive site.

 

The incident is believed to involve a light aircraft, but the Herald Sun understands the plane is not involved with skydiving, which is popular in the area.

 

There are unconfirmed reports that there were four people on board.

 

Emergency helicopters are on scene.

 

Ambulance Victoria Tweeted that it had dispatched two helicopters to the scene.

 

 

[Robbo]

Red and white aircraft

 

 

 

[Nobody]

Robbo, give it a rest. Few details are known at this stage and your speculation above about which aircraft it is likely wrong. How do you know that what is being picked out of the water is actually part of the aircraft?

 

 

[Robbo]

Because I rung my mate in the coast guard down there!

 

 

[Robbo]

[greybeard]

It's like watching vultures waiting to pick over the carcase

 

 

[Robbo]

No that was just shown on the news... Hence I posted it.

 

 

[Spriteah]

Is EHS the aircraft Robbo?

 

 

[Happyflyer]

The media sometimes show pictures of any aircraft just to have a picture. That Airvan appears to be registered in the Barwon Heads area but a spokesman for Barwon Heads airport stated on the link below that all their aircraft had been accounted for.

 

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/crime-court/barwon-heads-plane-crash-passengers-believed-dead-as-craft-crashes-into-sea/news-story/4caebb1efe91f7a386cff1a1ec868ce3

 

 

[Robbo]

The media just showed it, I should know better and not to post images from the media as there always wrong.

 

So I very much doubt it, I will not single out any aircraft as most of the information I have posted has come from the media, and as we all know there always wrong.

 

Looking at the aerial footage it must have hit hard as that debris field is huge and the pieces of debris are tiny.

 

So the details of the aircraft are not known and there saying they dunno where the aircraft has come from, but I think the police have suggested the three people they have found were the only people on board.

 

R.I.P

 

 

[shafs64]

was the weather in melbourne bad today?

 

 

[Robdotcom71]

was the weather in melbourne bad today?

I don't think it's been a good day for flying anywhere........

 

 

[Robbo]

Just watched the media conference and they said it was a small pax aircraft and it left Moorabbin, same as what I said earlier. I still think its VH-TOT the radar data matches.

 

I shall say no more...

 

Edit: Aircraft now has an unknown status https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHTOT

 

 

[Nobody]

Just watched the media conference and they said it was a small pax aircraft and it left Moorabbin, same as what I said earlier. I still think its VH-TOT the radar data matches.I shall say no more...

 

Edit: Aircraft now has an unknown status https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHTOT

Flight aware often shows unknown at the end of a GA flight. It seems that unless it is able to track you all the way to the ground it doesn't think you have landed.

 

Click on "track log and graph". This shows the return flight part of the flight getting back to morabbin at approx 3:40

 

 

[Hitchy]

Can't be TOT. TOT is a PA-31 Navajo/Cheiftain.