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A married couple killed in a mid-air collision of two light planes in Australia

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 André Orban

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28 July 2023

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A tragic incident occurred at Caboolture Airfield, north of Brisbane, where two light aircraft collided, resulting in the death of a married couple in their sixties. The couple has been identified as David Maddern, the pilot of the Jabiru J430 aircraft, and his wife Jan.

The collision happened as one plane was taking off, and the other was landing on Friday morning. The pilot of the other aircraft, a Piper Pawnee, was not injured.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the accident. The ATSB has called for witnesses and video footage of the incident. The Caboolture Airport will remain closed during the investigation, and the ATSB is expected to release a preliminary report in six to eight weeks, with a final report to follow later.

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Date:	28-JUL-2023
Time:	c. 10:30
Type:	Jabiru J430
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	VH-EDJ
MSN:	827
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:	Accident
Location:	Caboolture Airfield (YCAB), Caboolture, QLD -    Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Caboolture Airport (YCAB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	ATSB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The ATSB is investigating a collision involving Jabiru J430, VH-EDJ, and Piper PA-25-235, VH-SPA, at Caboolture aircraft landing area, Queensland on 28 July 2023.

An initial analysis of video footage showed that VH-SPA was returning to land at the airfield on runway 06, before it commenced a go-around. The Jabiru J430 had just taken off from runway 11.

The 2 occupants of VH-EDJ were fatally injured. The sole pilot of VH-SPA was uninjured. An ATSB investigation team was deployed to the accident site.