On January 26, 2001, at 2204 hours local time, a Cessna 310R, VHHCP, descended into the ground while entering the traffic pattern for landing at Newman, Australia. The airplane, owned and operated by the Western Australian Police Force under the pertinent provisions of the Australian civil aviation regulations, was destroyed in the collision sequence. The Australian commercial pilot and three police officers sustained fatal injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight on police business, which originated at Kiwirrkurra, Australia, on the evening of the accident at 1940 local time.

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