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WW904

May 12, 2026

On May 31, 2000, a Whyalla Airlines Piper Chieftain is flying to Whyalla, but they end up ditching instead. What happened to this flight on its way to its final destination?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags VH-MZK, Mechanical Failure, Australia
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VH-AJS

February 17, 2026

On April 27th, 1995, An IAI Westwind disappeared during a flight over southeastern Australia. After it vanished from sight, what happened to the aircraft?

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Tags Westwind, VH-AJS, CFIT, pilot error, Australia
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PA812 N892PA

June 22, 2021

On December 1st 1969, a Pan American Boeing 707 is charging down the runway in Sydney Australia when popping sounds are heard. What caused this plane to abort take off and eventually overrun the runway?

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In Other, Mechanical Failures, Pilot Failures Tags Bird Strike, Boeing 707, Pan Am, Pilot Error, Mechanical Error, Australia
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TAA538

September 29, 2020

A Fokker F-27 goes down in the sea just miles away from the runway in MacKay, Queensland, Australia. Find out the circumstances that surround this crash and why no one really knows what happened.

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In Pilot Failures, Unknown Tags TAA538, Fokker F-27, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Unknown cause, Australia, MacKay Queensland
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