AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2010
QLD:Seven survive Qld plane crash
BRISBANE, Aug 12 AAP - Seven people have walked away from an airplane crash in central
Queensland.
A Department of Community Safety (DCS) spokeswoman said emergency services were called
to Aerodome Rd, at Gladstone Airport, after reports of an airplane crash at 11am (AEST).
The plane was a Cessna 206 aircraft being used by Adrenaline Skydivers.
The company told AAP seven people were on board, believed to be a father and two sons,
three tandem jump masters and the pilot.
ABC radio reported that five people received minor injuries in the crash and have been
transported to Gladstone Hospital.
The plane experienced engine troubles upon take-off at 10.30am (AEST), before crashing
4.5km away on Wiggins Island.
The injured passengers were then transferred back to Gladstone airport by helicopter.
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KEYWORD: CRASH UPDATE
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