Victim’s phone video helps explain plane crash that killed four people north of Brisbane

Video recovered from passenger’s phone revealed pilot was distracted during pre-takeoff checks and did not complete them

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Video recovered from a crash victim’s phone has helped explain what happened on an ill-fated joy flight that killed four people, including two children.

Six days before Christmas 2021, the plane left Redcliffe aerodrome, north of Brisbane, in fine weather just after 9am for the private scenic flight.

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