ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166118
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Callair A-9A |
| Owner/operator: | Queensland Airplanters Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-MPK |
| MSN: | 1190 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Don River, 15 miles N of Baralaba, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Baralaba, Queensland |
| Baralaba, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed while spraying brigalow scrub at Don River, 15 miles north of Baralaba, Queensland, 19.3.1967. According to the DCA accident report:
"When the pilot allowed the aircraft to stall in a turn, at a height too low to permit recovery, the aircraft struck the ground in a nose-down right-wing-down attitude, demolishing the undercarriage, then skidded to a stop. The pilot evacuated the aircraft before it was destroyed by fire."
The pilot was unhurt. Registration VH-MPK cancelled same day
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-MPK.html
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/callair/callair.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2014 02:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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