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'Misread' likely led to deadly Qld crash

An image taken by a passenger on a plane that crashed into sand dunes shows visibility was low. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

The deaths of five people in a light plane crash in bad weather in far north Queensland could have been avoided if the aircraft had a terrain avoidance and warning system, investigators say.

The Cessna 404 was making its second attempt to land at Lockhart River on Cape York in heavy rain and cloud when it hit sand dunes, killing the pilot and four passengers, on March 11, 2020.

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