A Piper PA-32R Cherokee Lance aircraft, carrying three people, crashed and caught fire on take-off at the airport on Saturday, October 11. All three people on board were fatally injured.
The incident on 9 August saw Virgin Australia flight VA555 from Sydney to Perth, operated by VH-IJQ, abort take-off after Qantas flight QF728 from Sydney to Ayers Rock Airport, operated by VH-XZH, began crossing the runway ahead of it.
A Piper PA-32R Cherokee Lance aircraft, carrying three people, crashed and caught fire on take-off at the airport on Saturday, October 11. All three people on board were fatally injured.