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2017 South Australia Cessna Conquest crash
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On 30 May 2017, a Cessna 441 Conquest II operated by Rossair, a charter flight operator and fixed-base operator based at Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, South Australia, crashed near Renmark Airport in Renmark, South Australia at about 4.30pm while doing flight training. Accident The Cessna Conquest (registered VH-XMJ) departed Adelaide Airport at about 4pm Australian Central Standard Time (ACST;). The onboard emergency beacon was activated at about 4.30pm. Daw had been chief pilot at charter flight operator Hartwig Air, and was due to retire on the Friday after the crash. He had arranged to continue flying with Rossair, and was doing an "induction flight".<ref name="2017-05-31_ABC" /> Guerin had formerly been a pilot with various air operators, and had worked at CASA since 2008. He was observing the check flight.<ref name="2017-05-31_ABC" /> Aftermath Rossair grounded it's aircraft, pending the investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.<ref name="2017-05-30_ABC" /> Under Australian aviation regulations, an air operator must have a designated and approved chief pilot, which Rossair would also have to appoint before again operating its aircraft unless CASA authorises an interim arrangement. See Also
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