Airport type Private 09/27 720 Code CNC | Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m 720 2,362 | |
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Operator Torres Strait Island Regional Council Location Coconut Island, Queensland, Australia Address Poruma Island QLD 4875, Australia | ||
Coconut Island Airport (IATA: CNC, ICAO: YCCT) is an airport located on Coconut Island (Poruma Island) in Queensland, Australia.
Accident and incident
On 16 January 1999, Uzu Air Britten-Norman Islander VH-XFF was operating a passenger and cargo flight from Horn Island, NT with three passengers and one pilot, when on final approach the pilot noticed a vehicle was parked on the runway with nobody attending to it. The pilot initiated a go-around. Witnesses reported the aircraft entered a shallow climb before pitching sharply right and crashing into a tidal flat. The pilot and two passengers were killed. The surviving passenger was seriously injured.
References
Coconut Island Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA