ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212889
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1983 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WRX |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wiluna, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YWLU |
| Lake Way Station, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft was seen to enter a steep climbing turn to the left. After turning through about 135 degrees, and at an estimated height of 100 to 150 feet above ground level, the aircraft suddenly pitched nose down and lost height. The aircraft collided with a tree prior to impacting the ground in a nose-low left wing down attitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1983/aair/aair198304349/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30861/aair198304349.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2018 09:14 | Pineapple | Added |
| 05-Jul-2018 09:16 | Pineapple | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Plane category] |
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