ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205142
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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 1990 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SZS |
| MSN: | 17267537 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Calowie Yard, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Inverway Station, NT |
| Calowie Yard, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with a fence on approach to Calowie Yard. The pilot reported he had mistaken a graded fence line for the airstrip and that the morning sun had prevented him from sighting the fence prior to the collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000098/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30757/aair199000098.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2018 10:21 | Pineapple | Added |
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