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1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 min. 3 sec.) ; 277460347 bytes |
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In 2009, a rescue jet ditched into the stormy seas off Norfolk Island and miraculously all onboard survived. Three years on Four Corners asks, what really happened.On the 18th November 2009, a Pel-Air Care Flight jet took off from Apia airport in Samoa. Its destination was Norfolk Island, and then on to Melbourne. There were six people on board, including a patient with a serious medical condition. As they prepared to leave Samoa, the pilot was told the weather ahead was fine and planned his trip accordingly. But the aircraft never made it to its destination. Instead, caught in a brutal storm, the pilot ditched the plane at sea, in shark-infested waters. Miraculously, all six people on board survived.Back on land, the Pel-Air Chairman told the media that the pilot - Dominic James - was a hero. A month later, the Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) took away James' pilot license and his reputation was all but destroyed. Now Four Corners talks to the people on board and those involved in the flight, investigating what really happened that fateful night and in the hours leading up to the crash. Who really was at fault, and could the crash have been avoided? |
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Broadcast 2012-09-03 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Aircraft accident victims.
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Aircraft accidents -- Human factors.
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Aircraft accidents -- Investigation.
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Airplanes -- Ditching.
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Airplanes -- Piloting.
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Airplane crash survival.
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Australia -- Norfolk Island.
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Streaming video
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O'Brien, Kerry, host
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Thomson, Geoff, reporter
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Aherne, Bryan, contributor
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Bates, Darren, contributor
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Casey, Karen, contributor
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Currall, Bernie, contributor
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Currall, Garry, contributor
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Dolan, Martin, contributor
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Greenwood, Scott, contributor
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Helm, David, contributor
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James, Dominic, contributor
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Mccormick, John, contributor
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Quinn, Mick, contributor
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Quintal, Larry, contributor
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