On 11 May 1990, a Cessna 500 Astec Eagle aircraft conducting a charter passenger operation, crashed on the eastern slopes of Mt Emerald near Atherton. The impact killed 11 people; the pilot and ten passengers.
Transport - Mt Emerald Jet Aircraft Crash
Quick Statistics
11
Fatalities
$53.3 million
Insurance Costs
Information sources
Bureau of Air Safety Investigation Report, ' Air North Queensland Pty Ltd Cessna 500 Astec Eagle VH-ANQ, 11 May 1990', Report B/901/1026, website viewed 22 June 2021
Cairns Post, 'Former Far North mayor has strong memories of one of the region's most horrific plane disasters', 11 May 2016, website viewed 22 June 2021