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![]() N619SW, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 2022 | |
Accident | |
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Date | 6 February 2023 |
Summary | Crashed, under investigation |
Site | Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-3H4 |
Operator | Coulson Aviation |
Call sign | BMBR139 |
Registration | N619SW |
Flight origin | Busselton Margaret River Airport |
Occupants | 2 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 2 |
On 6 February 2023, a Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation and used as an air tanker crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia while fighting multiple fires. The two crew members aboard—both pilots—survived with minor injuries and were taken to hospital.[1][2][3] The crash resulted in the first hull loss of a Boeing 737 in Australia.[4]
Timeline
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On 6 February 2023, at 12.08 pm, the aircraft involved took off from the Busselton Margaret River Airport on the first of three missions that day to respond to a fire near Hopetoun. En route to the fires, the aircraft climbed to 29,000 feet (8,800 m), before descending to around 700 feet (210 m) over the fire zone once. It returned to the same airport at 1.26 pm. After taking on a new retardant load, it took off at 1.50 pm for the second mission. The aircraft climbed out of the area and returned to its base at 3.08 pm, after descending once over the fire zone.
On its third mission, it took off at 3.32 pm. This time the air tanker descended two times over the fire zone, crashing at 4.14 pm, while executing the second descent in the Fitzgerald River National Park.[5][2][4]
Investigation
Following the accident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau announced that a team was being assembled from Perth and Canberra to investigate the crash.[2][6]
Aircraft
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/N619SW_-_Boeing_737-3H4_-_Southwest_Airlines.jpg/220px-N619SW_-_Boeing_737-3H4_-_Southwest_Airlines.jpg)
The aircraft involved in the crash was a 27-year-old Boeing 737-300, with serial number 28035 and registered as N619SW. The aircraft was first delivered to Southwest Airlines in November 1995 until its retirement in August 2017. It was transferred to Coulson Aviation later that month, and after a period of storage and conversion, began operating as an air tanker in July 2022.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "Rescue mission launched after firefighting aircraft crashes in WA's Great Southern". 7NEWS. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Fiore, Briana; Di Iorio, Olivia; Richards, Abby (6 February 2023). "Two pilots survive after 737 large air tanker crashes in Fitzgerald River National Park while battling bushfires". ABC News. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Myles, Cameron (6 February 2023). "Plane crashes as firefighters battle blaze in WA's south". WAtoday. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b Perpitch, Nicolas; Pin, Phoebe; Wong-See, Tim (7 February 2023). "Boeing 737 crash pilots walk away from fiery wreckage as Mark McGowan hails their survival a 'miracle'". ABC News. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Boon, Tom (6 February 2023). "Breaking: A Boeing 737-300 Has Crashed Fighting Fires In Australia". Simple Flying. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Meier, Ricardo (6 February 2023). "Boeing 737 'firefighter' crashes in Australia". Air Data News. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "N619SW Coulson Aviation Boeing 737-300". planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Gabbert, Bill (17 July 2022). "Another 737 air tanker takes to the skies -". -. Retrieved 7 February 2023.