red750 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 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'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Channel 7 report showing burnt out wreckage from helicopter view. Channel 7 report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Jeez.. Condolensces to friends and family... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kyle Communications Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Ch7 says its a untralight...also say ATSB dont investigate these....geez they still cant get it right... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Aircraft is a Bristel ng5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Hope that was not a newly aquired one recently advertised on Planesales. Just so sad anyway. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 I thought they said it was a Cirrus maybe I misheard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherk Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) "They" did say Cirrus ! coz everyone knows a parachute comes with a CIRRUS !🤔 And Cirrus isn't aluminium ! Edited September 13 by cherk additive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonB Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 The “aviation experts” they had on claimed it was a cirrus on 7 news. regardless a sad day for all involved and their families 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 It was a Bristell NG5 and it appears the ballistic parachute was deployed too late, to be of any use. /graphics/ICAOtype/NG5.gif Accident BRM Aero Bristell NG5 , Friday 13 September 2024 ASN.FLIGHTSAFETY.ORG A light aircraft crashed in Redesdale, Victoria. The pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonB Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Were these the aircraft that had an ordinary spin characteristics as a problem for a while? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrus Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Another Bristell? Surely not.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhtrudder Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 (edited) I thought the bristell was aluminum, but it looks like fiberglass the way the fire took hold Edited September 14 by rhtrudder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Be interesting to find out if there was any ‘cowboy’ flying going on at the time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIngsWithoutBarriers Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 If its RAAus, Maxine will be sending out an email to all members next week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 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!🙁 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 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 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 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. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aro Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 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? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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