3 aircraft accidents in Australia since 2000

List of the 3 aircraft accidents in Australia since 2000 :

Date : 8th March, 2014
Airline : Malaysia Airlines
Aircraft : Boeing 777-2H6ER

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Location : Indian Ocean, off Perth, Australia
People on board : 239
Fatalities : 239

8th March, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 239 people onboard crashes in off Perth, Australia

The Boeing 777-200 operated by Malaysia Airlines took off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a passenger flight to Beijing, China. 226 passengers and 12 crew was onboard. The plane disappeared…

Date : 22nd March, 2010
Airline : Airnorth
Aircraft : Embraer 120ER

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Location : Darwin, Australia
People on board : 2
Fatalities : 2

22nd March, 2010

Airnorth Embraer 120ER with 2 people onboard crashes in Australia

The Embraer 120ER belonging to Airnorth took off from Darwin Airport, Australia, for a training flight. The plane was intended to return a Darwin Airport after the flight. Two airmen were on…

Date : 7th May, 2005
Airline : Aero Tropics Air Services
Aircraft : Swearingen 227

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Location : Iron Range, Australia
People on board : 15
Fatalities : 15

7th May, 2005

Aero Tropics Air Services Swearingen 227 with 15 people onboard crashes in Australia

The Fairchild Metroliner 227, on a passenger flight from Bamaga to Iron Range, crashed shortly before landing into a fog shrouded hillside surrounding the airport. The bad weather conditions…

Criteria for the inclusion of an airplane accident in our database

All airplane crashes that happened since January 1st 2000 and matching all the following criteria are part of this database:

• The accident involves at least one public transport airplane. A flight is considered as public transport when it carries, from point A to point B, passengers or cargo for commercial purposes. Public transport operators must hold a national air operator’s certificate and an operating licence.
• The accident involves at least one airplane having a maximum take off weight equal or more than 12,000 lb (5,7 tons). This corresponds to the definition of a large aeroplane in the sense of the civil aviation regulation. Airplanes in this category comply with more stringent regulations.
• The accident resulted in a hull loss of at least one public transport airplane. Hull loss means the airplane is damage beyond repairs.

A few events in that database don’t match with those criteria, such as relevant events of flight tests aircraft, or military transport planes.