Qld: Death plane sounded "sluggish", says witness

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2005
Qld: Death plane sounded "sluggish", says witness

A witness to a 2002 Hamilton Island plane crash which claimed six lives .. says he's
surprised the pilot tried to take off because the aircraft's engine sounded so sluggish.

SCOTT TOWLEY's told a Brisbane inquest he was surprised the pilot continued with the take-off.

The single engine Piper Cherokee crashed shortly after taking off from Hamilton Island
in Queensland's Whitsundays bound for nearby Lindeman Island on September 26th 2002.





New Zealanders KEVIN BOWLES .. his wife JOANNE .. and their children nine year old
SOPHIE and six year old MICHAEL .. died in the crash as well as the Australian pilot ANDREW
MORRIS .. and American honeymooner CHRISTOPHER LE GALLO.

The inquest in the Brisbane Magistrates Court continues.

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KEYWORD: HAMILTON (BRISBANE)

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