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Event WPR14WA034
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On October 25, 2013 about 1410 local time, an amateur built Lancair Legacy airplane, Australian registration VH-ICZ, collided with terrain near Shepparton, Australia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a personal flight under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper
Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Consumer Perceptions in Aviation: Presentation: Deconstructing Legacy- Is Low-Cost the Business Model of the Future?
Deconstructing Legacy - Is Low-Cost the Business Model of the Future? The European Airline industry has been in turmoil for years.
- Semantic Scholar 2014 · Article
Validation of New Technology Using Legacy Metrics: Examination of SURF-IA Alerting for Runway Incursion Incidents
Researcher: Robert Edward Joslin Title: VALIDATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY USING LEGACY METRICS: EXAMINATION OF SURF-IA ALERTING FOR RUNWAY INCURSION INCIDENTS Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univers…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper
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- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
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- SKYbrary (Eurocontrol) 2024 · SKYbrary article
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- NASA NTRS 2024 · Presentation
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