Incident Piper PA-44-180 Seminole VH-BTU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207276
 
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Date:Saturday 24 July 1993
Time:18:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-BTU
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Yorketown, SA -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Yorketown, SA
Destination airport:YPPF
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During the takeoff roll, the windscreen of the aircraft became partially fogged, reducing the pilot's forward visibility. The aircraft began to veer left and the pilot attempted to abort takeoff, however the aircraft departed the strip and collided with a fence.

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199302277/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Mar-2018 08:03 Pineapple Added
17-Nov-2022 15:58 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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