Light plane crash Redesdale Vic 13/09/24 One dead.

[red750]

A light plane has crashed near a rural town in Victoria. 

 

Police and paramedics rushed to the scene near Redesdale, a small town 100km northwest of Melbourne, after the plane crashed at 12.35pm on Friday. 

 

One person has died, the Herald Sun reports. 

 

The plane crashed in paddocks, and police have reportedly blocked access to a rural property in the area as their investigations begin.

 

A Victoria Police spokesperson said: 'The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined, more information will be provided when it is appropriate to do so'.

 

[FlyingVizsla]

ABC - witness reported a loud bang, seeing a parachute and ball of flames.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/redesdale-bendigo-plane-crash-vic-police/104348794

 

[440032]

Crashed onto my friend's neighbour's farmland. He said everything with cherries and berries and sirens went screaming down his road past his place.

Flight radar shows who's who from about 0220z. HEMS3 from Bendigo got there pretty quick.

Edited September 13 by 440032

[red750]

Channel 7 report showing burnt out wreckage from helicopter view.

 

Channel 7 report

[Jerry_Atrick]

Jeez.. Condolensces to friends and family...

[red750]

[Kyle Communications]

Ch7 says its a untralight...also say ATSB dont investigate these....geez they still cant get it right...

[Thruster88]

Aircraft is a Bristel ng5 

[planedriver]

Hope that was not a newly aquired one recently advertised on Planesales.

Just so sad anyway. RIP

[Kyle Communications]

I thought they said it was a Cirrus

maybe I misheard

 

[cherk]

"They" did say Cirrus ! coz everyone knows a parachute comes with a CIRRUS !🤔

And Cirrus isn't aluminium !

Edited September 13 by cherk
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[ClintonB]

The “aviation experts” they had on claimed it was a cirrus on 7 news. 
regardless a sad day for all involved and their families

[onetrack]

It was a Bristell NG5 and it appears the ballistic parachute was deployed too late, to be of any use.

 

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Accident BRM Aero Bristell NG5 , Friday 13 September 2024

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A light aircraft crashed in Redesdale, Victoria. The pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

 

[ClintonB]

Were these the aircraft that had an ordinary spin characteristics as a problem for a while?

[walrus]

Another Bristell? Surely not..

[rhtrudder]

I thought the bristell was aluminum, but it looks like fiberglass the way the fire took hold

Edited September 14 by rhtrudder

[Flightrite]

Be interesting to find out if there was any ‘cowboy’ flying going on at the time!

[Jerry_Atrick]

I was thinking how does one go from straight and level into a spin... But, it could be anything from "cowboy" flying to a structural failure. So would not want to speculate at this stage. 

 

[WIngsWithoutBarriers]

If its RAAus, Maxine will be sending out an email to all members next week.

[Flightrite]

RIP Mark Freedtone, out of Penfiled🙁 Stories are beginning g to build, low hour pilot, new plane (to him) and some rather lowish aggressive stunt/aerobatic flying, that combined with the type was not (if true) a smart combination!🙁

[onetrack]

This is possibly a useful item of information to anyone planning to fly a Bristell.

 

Bristell Pilot performed Aerobatics before Crash: ATSB - Australian Flying

WWW.AUSTRALIANFLYING.COM.AU

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An ATSB investigation report into the crash of a Bristell found that the pilot had performed manoeuvres classified as aerobatics in the moments before the crash.

 

[Neil_S]

6 hours ago, Flightrite said:

..... some rather lowish aggressive stunt/aerobatic flying, that combined with the type was not (if true) a smart combination!🙁

Just what evidence do you have of such a libellous accusation??? Out of respect for his wife, brother, and the rest of his family and friends I suggest you limit your comments to facts.

[Flightrite]

59 minutes ago, Neil_S said:

Just what evidence do you have of such a libellous accusation??? Out of respect for his wife, brother, and the rest of his family and friends I suggest you limit your comments to facts.

Control freak much? 

[aro]

9 hours ago, Flightrite said:

Stories are beginning g to build, low hour pilot, new plane (to him) and some rather lowish aggressive stunt/aerobatic flying

There have been references in discussions of this accident to a previous accident involving the same aircraft type - are you sure you're not confused? I haven't seen anything similar about this accident, it seems early to know those sort of details anyway. Have you heard details first hand about this accident - i.e. not just read it on the internet?

 

[onetrack]

Flightrite, a search reveals no-one by the name of Mark Freedtone of Penfield. Did you mean to type Freestone or Freedstone? Have the Police released the pilots name?

 

It's bad form to name deceased pilots in crashes, before the Police have publicly released the pilots name officially.

 

Meantimes, the ATSB has stated that they're not investigating, as the aircraft was RA-registered. There can't be too many Bristells on the RA register?