What happened
During a scheduled training flight departing from Sydney Airport, an aircraft became uncontrollable while in transit. The plane went down in the ocean at a distance of roughly 24 km from the coastline. Following the incident, search efforts identified various pieces of debris floating on the surface at approximately 07:00 local time the next morning. However, the primary wreckage descended to a significant depth below the surface.
No members of the flight crew were located during the recovery operations. The aircraft was operated by a crew consisting of three individuals, including the pilot and two flight officers.
Findings
Investigations into the crash concluded that there was insufficient evidence available to establish the specific circumstances or the precise reason for the loss of control.