Investigators Find No Faults with Plane Involved in Fatal Crash

Investigators find no faults with plane involved in fatal crash

An investigation into a fatal light plane crash that claimed three lives at an Illawarra Airport has so far found no mechanical faults in the aircraft.

Shellharbour plane only 50 feet in the air before fatal crash, report finds

Shellharbour crash inquiry: Piper Cherokee Lance hit ground shortly after takeoff, raising safety questions.

Transport authority reveals early findings in Shellharbour fatal plane crash investigation

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its preliminary findings into a fatal crash at Shellharbour airport earlier this year. Photo: ATSB. Investigators still don’t know what caused a fatal light aircraft crash at Shellharbour Airport in October. On the morning of 11 October, a Piper Cherokee Lance light aircraft took off, pitched up and yawed to the left before it hit the ground, killing all three people on board. The aircraft caug…