What happened
On Friday, December 16, 2022, a Jabiru recreational aircraft crashed near Caiguna, a small roadhouse community on the Nullarbor Plain approximately 320 kilometres west of the South Australia border in Western Australia. The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed in the impact with terrain.
The private flight was operating in the remote Nullarbor region when the aircraft came down. No further details regarding the sequence of events, weather conditions, or the circumstances leading to the loss of control have been disclosed in available reports.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) was notified of the occurrence and commenced an investigation into the fatal accident.
- On Friday, December 16, 2022, a Jabiru recreational aircraft crashed near Caiguna, a small roadhouse community on the Nullarbor Plain approximately 320 kilometres west of the South Australia border in Western Australia