Pilot who fell asleep mid-flight had not slept for 24-hours: Australian Transport Safety Bureau report

Lachlan Bennett
June 26 2019 - 9:00am
FLIGHT PATH: The plane overshot King Island by around 78 kilometres after its pilot fell asleep. Picture: Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation
FLIGHT PATH: The plane overshot King Island by around 78 kilometres after its pilot fell asleep. Picture: Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation

A pilot who dozed off during a flight from Devonport to King Island had not slept for 24-hours, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation has found.

Lachlan Bennett

Lachlan Bennett

Journalist

Lachlan Bennett is a journalist based in Burnie with an interest in politics, primary industries, transportation, tourism and the West Coast.

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