ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145369
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 May 2012 |
| Time: | 09:31 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235/A9 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-GWS |
| MSN: | 25-2490 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hallston, about 20 km N of Leongatha, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | a local airstrip near Hallston, VIC |
| a local airstrip near Hallston, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-25-235/A9 Pawnee (built as PA-25-235 and modified as a PA-25-235/A1, and later A9), registered VH-GWS, was performing agricultural operations, crashed in a farm field near Denhams Road, Hallston, about 20 kilometres north of Leongatha, Victoria, and caught fire. The pilot was killed.
The aircraft likely sustained a partial power loss shortly after takeoff, resulting in an inability to continue climbing or maintain altitude. Damage sustained during the accident and post-impact fire prevented an identification of the specific reasons for the power loss. The ATSB also found that operation of the aircraft over hilly terrain probably limited the pilot’s emergency landing options and increased the severity of the terrain impact following engine power loss.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2012/aair/ao-2012-061.aspx
2. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/pilot-killed-in-fiery-plane-crash-in-hallston-gippsland/story-fn7x8me2-1226343561728
3. https://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/more-news/9435-fatal-light-plane-crash-at-hallston.html
4. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-GWS.html (photo's and info)
5. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4123237/ao-2012-061_final.pdf
6. https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/collision-with-terrain-involving-a-piper-pawnee-near-hallston-victoria-on-1-may-2012.106625/_
7. http://www.australianflying.com.au/news/power-loss-likely-in-pawnee-crash-atsb
8. https://ifronline.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/um-aviao-agricola-piper-pawnee-pa-25.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1988 | VH-GWS | 0 | 3km SW of Omeo, VIC | |
sub |
Images:
Photo: ATSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2012 02:28 | RobertMB | Added |
| 09-May-2013 06:54 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2014 17:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 03:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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