Fuel exhaustion Incident Beechcraft C55 Baron VH-CFS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205496
 
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Date:Friday 3 February 1989
Time:17:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE55 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C55 Baron
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-CFS
MSN: TE-397
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:40km W of Condobolin, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Menindee, NSW
Destination airport:Condobolin, NSW
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a fuel exhaustion in which the pilot conducted an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. On short final approach, the aircraft collided with three sheep before sliding to a halt.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198902540/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29764/aair198902540.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 July 1988 VH-CFS 0 Bankstown Airport, Bankstown, NSW sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2018 07:33 Pineapple Added
05-Jun-2023 04:29 Ron Averes Updated

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