ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182292
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| Date: | Sunday 8 March 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Super Spread Aviation Pty, Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-AOF |
| MSN: | 82765 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ballan, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ballan, Victoria, Australia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.443; Built by DH Australian, at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge as A17-399 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 21.6.41. To 4 EFTS Mascot, Sydney, NSW 2.8.41. Damaged in heavy landing at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW 13.9.41; to Butler Air Transport, Mascot, Sydney, NSW 27.9.41 for repairs. To 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 9.2.42. To 8 EFTS Narrandera 9.2.42. To DH Australia at Mascot 26.10.43 for overhaul [DHA No T180]. To 2 Aircraft Park 14.12.43. To CFS Tamworth 17.12.43; to Parkes 19.1.44; to Point Cook 18.9.44. To reserve storage 15.10.45; notified as 'for sale' 6.12.45.
Struck off charge when sold 20.2.46 for £378 to Royal Aero Club of South Australia, Parafield, SA; issued 27.5.46. Australian civil registered as VH-AXG (C of R 1038) 22.8.46 to Royal Aero Club of South Australia, Parafield, SA. Re-registered as VH-BWG 27.4.51 to same owner. Re-registered as VH-AOF 16.8.54 to Rural Aviation Co Ltd, Parafield, SA. Re-registered in 6.58 to Super Spread Aviation Pty, Ltd, Cheltenham, Victoria.
Written off (Damaged beyond repair) in ground loop on take-off at Ballan, Victoira 8.3.59. Withdrawn from use and registration VH-AOF cancelled 25.6.59.
The reported crash location of Ballan is a small town in the state of Victoria, Australia located on the Werribee River, 80 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, Victoria, at approximate coordinates 37°36′0″S, 144°15′0″E.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2015 20:15 | TB | Added |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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