ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18431
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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5G Cirrus Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Commodore Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-WWB |
| MSN: | 3173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Yallunda Flat, 13 miles W of Tumby Bay, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Port Lincoln, SA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Initially registered in Australia as VH-RAD, shipped to Robby's in Adelaide, SA, and first registered to them on 16 August 1955. In 1959, VH-RAD changed hands, when it was sold to Air Charter Ltd before re-registered as VH-WWB to Commodore Aviation, Port Lincoln, SA, on 13 March 1962 for use as a fish spotter for the local tuna fishing fleet.
Following a crash at Yallunda Flat, 13 miles west of Tumby Bay, South Australia, on 21 February 1965, VH-WWB was withdrawn from use, and put into long term storage.
It then lay dormant for a couple of decades, but was back on the register on 8 January 1990 as VH-JSG, fitted with a 180 h.p. Lycoming engine It is still current with that registration, based at Grayden, Victoria, Australia; in 2014 it was advertised for sale, on its own website (see link #4)
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3052
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-WWB.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yallunda_Flat,_South_Australia
4. http://www.bestauster.com/#home
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1006592/
Media:
Auster VH-JSG (ex-VH-WWB) at Penfield (YPEF) on 15 January 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2014 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2014 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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