ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192978
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| Date: | Saturday 21 January 2017 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-401B |
| Owner/operator: | Complete Aerosolutions Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-DDW |
| MSN: | 401B-0991 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mareeba, Atherton Tablelands, Far North QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Mareeba, QLD |
| Dimbulah, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft impacted farm field terrain during an aerial application flight near Mareeba in Far North Queensland. The aeroplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/pilot-escapes-unharmed-after-crop-duster-crashes-into-field-near-mareeba/news-story/ea620f9211af0c8f2c62387c1aa1e9cf
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-009/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2017 16:01 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Jan-2017 09:07 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2017 07:41 | Pineapple | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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