Accident Piper PA-20 Pacer VH-...,
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Date:Friday 6 June 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-20 Pacer
Owner/operator:Royal Victorian Aero Club
Registration: VH-...
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Selby, VIC -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne, VIC
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control and crashed in a potato field. Pilot was a Roman Catholic priest.

Sources:

ABC (Madrid) 7 June 1958, p64
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136299234

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2016 18:42 TB Added
31-Jan-2024 16:48 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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