ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213935
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| Date: | Sunday 29 February 1976 |
| Time: | 11:21 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PGC |
| MSN: | 32-40415 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Merimbula, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YCOM |
| YMER | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At approximately 1121 hours Eastern Summer Time on 29 February 1976, Piper PA32- 300 Cherokee Six aircraft registered VH-PGC crashed at a position 5 kilometres west of Merimbula Aerodrome, New South Wales, following structural disintegration in flight. The aircraft was engaged on a private flight from Cooma and was descending en route to Merimbula when the accident occurred. The aircraft was destroyed by aerodynamic and impact forces and the six occupants were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1976/aair/aair197601485/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24624/197601485.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1973 | VH-PGC | 0 | Unknown | |
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| 1 January 1970 | VH-PGC | 0 | Unknown | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 00:55 | Pineapple | Added |
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