ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213945
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1976 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-GJC |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Silver City Highway, Lake Bancannia, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Milpa Station, NSW |
| Lake Bancannia, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had arranged to land the aircraft on the Silver City Highway where it runs adjacent to Lake Bancannia, some 47 kilometres south-south-west of Milpa Homestead. The purpose of the landing was to uplift a passenger who was to act as observer while the pilot carried out an aerial search for the bodies of two persons missing in the lake following a boating mishap. The weather was fine, the visibility was unlimited and the surface wind was from the north at 5 to 10 knots.
The aircraft was seen to approach from the north and it overflew the intended landing area at an estimated height of 60 feet. It then commenced a steep climb during which the engine noise decreased. At a height of about 250 feet the aircraft banked and a turn, the direction of which cannot be determined from the available evidence, was commenced. As the turn continued the nose dropped sharply and the aircraft dived towards the ground. A substantial increase in engine noise was heard just before the aircraft struck the ground in a very steep nose down down attitude. An intense fire developed shortly after impact.
A detailed examination of the wreckage was carried out but was severely restricted by the extent of destruction by fire. No evidence was found of any defect or malfunction which may have contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1976/aair/197604632/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5226213/197604632.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 07:07 | Pineapple | Added |
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