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Plane crashes into Swan River - Perth Western Australia
Australia Day fireworks cancelled in Perth after plane crashes into Swan River. No idea what he was doing there, or so low! (www.perthnow.com.au) Mehr...
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The way he was gliding down and had his floats extended, I think he was trying to land. (He may have had another problem). The excessive bank to try turn away from moored/anchored boats caused a rapid drop in speed and cause it to stall.
Looks like a Gruman Albatross or Wiggin seaplane. Typical stall base to final, these types did not handle well when low and slow. Very unfortunate.
Thinking on it, may be too small for a Albatross and I meant Widgeon seaplane. I had a friend who said it was a handfull to fly.
grumman mallard
Some more details: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170126-0
Photo of the accident aircraft: https://aviation-safety.net/photos/displayphoto.php?id=20170126-0&vnr=1&kind=PC
