VH-YJT (GLID) — routes, history & safety record

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2010 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VH-YJT.

October 21, 1998Accident
A Shrike Commander departed Horn Island on a charter flight to Saibai and Boigu Islands in accordance with the visual flight rules (VFR). The flight to Saibai took 32 minutes, and a further 13 minutes to Boigu Island. The aircraft then departed Boigu to return to Horn Island with an expected flight time of 35 minutes.
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
The following findings were identified: - The pilot was correctly licensed and qualified to operate the flight as a VFR charter operation. - The aircraft was dispatched with an unusable fuel quantity indicator. - The right engine fuel control unit was worn and allowed additional fuel through the system, increasing fuel consumption by approximately 6 L/hr. Full accident record