VH-TFU — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

May 7, 2005AccidentHull loss
On 7 May 2005, a Fairchild Aircraft Inc. SA227DC Metro 23 aircraft, registered VH-TFU, with two pilots and 13 passengers, was being operated by Transair on an instrument flight rules (IFR) regular public transport (RPT) service from Bamaga to Cairns, with an intermediate stop at Lockhart River, Queensland.
Swearingen SA227 Metro III · 15 fatalities
Contributing factors relating to occurrence events and individual actions: - The crew commenced the Lockhart River Runway 12 RNAV (GNSS) approach, even though the crew were aware that the copilot did not have the appropriate endorsement and had limited experience to conduct this type of instrument approach. Full accident record