A post in PPrune reported the pilot as doing low-level aeros at the time and this seems to be supported by a witness statement "made a mistake and it hit the ground"...Video on YouTube shows it impacted around 300-500m off the end of the runway, into a 10' high embankment.
Rego was VH-ZMH. Pilot was John Stortelder.
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Last edited by KRviator : 04-22-2014 at 05:02 PM.
Reason: Added rego.
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