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| Aircraft ‘should not have been where it was’ when it crashed into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury river, killing six people | Aircraft ‘should not have been where it was’ when it crashed into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury river, killing six people |
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| Wed 31 Jan 2018 00.51 GMT | Wed 31 Jan 2018 00.51 GMT |
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| The operator of the seaplane that crashed north of Sydney on New Year’s Eve, killing six people including a leading British businessman, has said the aircraft “should not have been where it was”. | The operator of the seaplane that crashed north of Sydney on New Year’s Eve, killing six people including a leading British businessman, has said the aircraft “should not have been where it was”. |
| The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, operated by Sydney Seaplanes, crashed into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury river after taking off from Cottage Point in north Sydney for a scenic flight to Rose Bay. | The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, operated by Sydney Seaplanes, crashed into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury river after taking off from Cottage Point in north Sydney for a scenic flight to Rose Bay. |
| Richard Cousins, 58, chief executive of the FTSE100 company Compass, was killed along with his fiancee, Emma Bowden, 48, her daughter Heather, 11, and his sons Edward, 23, and Will, 25. The pilot, Gareth Morgan, a 44-year-old Canadian, was also killed. | Richard Cousins, 58, chief executive of the FTSE100 company Compass, was killed along with his fiancee, Emma Bowden, 48, her daughter Heather, 11, and his sons Edward, 23, and Will, 25. The pilot, Gareth Morgan, a 44-year-old Canadian, was also killed. |
| Aaron Shaw, chief executive of Sydney Seaplanes, said that the key question from an initial Australian Transport Safety Bureau report released on Wednesday was why the plane crashed in an area surrounded by steep terrain and with no exit. | Aaron Shaw, chief executive of Sydney Seaplanes, said that the key question from an initial Australian Transport Safety Bureau report released on Wednesday was why the plane crashed in an area surrounded by steep terrain and with no exit. |
| “It is not a route we authorise in our landing and takeoff area register and the plane simply should not have been where it was,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. | “It is not a route we authorise in our landing and takeoff area register and the plane simply should not have been where it was,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. |
| “The aircraft is then reported to have entered into an 80 to 90-degree bank angle turn. | “The aircraft is then reported to have entered into an 80 to 90-degree bank angle turn. |
| “A turn of this nature at low altitude by a pilot with Gareth’s skills, experience and intimate knowledge of the location is totally inexplicable.” | “A turn of this nature at low altitude by a pilot with Gareth’s skills, experience and intimate knowledge of the location is totally inexplicable.” |
| The report found “no evidence of a bird strike or collision with an object prior to take-off or in-flight” and witnesses said the plane sounded “normal”. | The report found “no evidence of a bird strike or collision with an object prior to take-off or in-flight” and witnesses said the plane sounded “normal”. |
| “Shortly after entering Jerusalem Bay, numerous witnesses reported seeing the aircraft suddenly enter a steep right turn and the aircraft’s nose suddenly drop before the aircraft collided with the water in a near vertical position,” the report said. “The aircraft came to rest inverted and with the cabin submerged.” | “Shortly after entering Jerusalem Bay, numerous witnesses reported seeing the aircraft suddenly enter a steep right turn and the aircraft’s nose suddenly drop before the aircraft collided with the water in a near vertical position,” the report said. “The aircraft came to rest inverted and with the cabin submerged.” |
| There was no evidence of control issues, an in-flight breakup or pre-impact structural damage. The damage to the plane’s wings when it crashed was consistent with witness statements that it hit the water while banking right, the ATSB said. | There was no evidence of control issues, an in-flight breakup or pre-impact structural damage. The damage to the plane’s wings when it crashed was consistent with witness statements that it hit the water while banking right, the ATSB said. |
| The seaplane had no cockpit voice or flight data recorder fitted as there was no legal requirement for a plane of that size. There were no video recorders fitted. | The seaplane had no cockpit voice or flight data recorder fitted as there was no legal requirement for a plane of that size. There were no video recorders fitted. |
| Sydney Seaplanes said it hoped the ATSB’s call for more witness accounts would help shed light on the cause of the crash. | Sydney Seaplanes said it hoped the ATSB’s call for more witness accounts would help shed light on the cause of the crash. |
| The investigation was ongoing. | The investigation was ongoing. |
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