Guest Pabloako Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Two injured in ultralight crash in Tasmania January 07, 2009 07:46pm TWO men have been injured after an ultralight aircraft crashed on Flinders Island. Police say the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from a private strip on the Bass Strait island, off Tasmania's north-east tip, about 4.30pm (AEDT). One of the men has a leg injury while the other has a broken jaw, a Tasmania Ambulance Service spokesman said. They are being treated at the Flinders Island multi-purpose centre and will be flown by air ambulance to the Launceston Hospital.
Guest Pabloako Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Duigans hurt in Flinders ultralight crashBY ZARA DAWTREY AND KATE CLIFFORD 8/01/2009 8:38:00 AM TELEVISION personality Nick Duigan and his father John were seriously injured in an ultralight plane crash on Flinders Island yesterday. The ultralight, believed to have been piloted by Mr Duigan Snr, was apparently taking off from a private airstrip at Emita at 4.25pm when the aircraft hit a hill in an adjoining paddock and flipped. Nick Duigan was thrown from the aircraft and suffered significant head injuries, including a broken jaw. His father remained in the aircraft. Police, paramedics and firefighters attended the scene and the men were taken to the Flinders Island Multi- Purpose Centre. A police spokesman said last night that their injuries did not appear life-threatening. Early indications suggested that the pilot had been unable to get airborne upon take-off. One witness said the plane had landed on its roof after crashing. A Tasmanian Ambulance Service spokesman said one of the Duigans received a leg injury, while the other was being treated for a broken jaw. Further details of their injuries were unavailable last night. Both men were treated at the Flinders Island Multi- Purpose Centre before being flown to Launceston Airport by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Three ambulance units attended Launceston Airport when the flight arrived at 9.30pm. The pair were carried into the waiting ambulances and taken to the LGH. The Duigan family has a long history in aviation. Less than two months ago, Qantas honoured the family with the naming of its second Airbus A380 aircraft. Nick Duigan, the co-host of popular TV fishing program Hook, Line, and Sinker and a former Southern Cross sports presenter, said at the time that both his grandfather and his great uncle missed out on being the first Australians to fly by just six weeks in 1910. The pair built the first Australian-made aircraft, known as the Duigan biplane, that same year. Mr Duigan's father built several of his own aircraft.
slartibartfast Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Savannah Chris. Check the article here. Photos here.
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