ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214355
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| Date: | Friday 7 June 1985 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210N |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-RSD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YSBK |
| YBKE | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following takeoff from Bankstown Airport, the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground, killing all six occupants.- early morning departure - possible condensation in the fuel tank - on climb out water could have contaminated fuel feed. the fuel caps were plastic in a steel housing. Inexperienced pilot too - at 200 ft a turn is not possible with zero power. The Tower repeatedly distracted the pilot asking to report operations normal when clearly the aircraft was not climbing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502539/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31057/aair198502539.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2018 06:08 | Pineapple | Added |
| 27-Feb-2020 07:12 | btriefus | Updated [Narrative] |
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