A fuel line fire is the most likely cause of a plane crash that killed a nurse and seriously injured a pilot in West Australia’s far north, Australia’s transport safety watchdog has found.
Key points:
- ATSB releases final report into Kununurra plane crash which killed nurse
- An electrical fault likely sparked a fuel line fire which filled the cockpit with smoke
- Investigation recommends operators conduct regular wiring checks
The West Australian Country Health Service flight took off from Broome on the morning of April 16 last year on a ‘milk-run’ flight, stopping at various remote towns in the…