ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217687
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| Date: | Sunday 9 August 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235/A1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FAL |
| MSN: | 25-2289 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Batchelor Airport (YBCR), Batchelor, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | YBCR |
| YBCR | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Soon after lift-off, whilst tow launching a glider, the aircraft was struck by two kite-hawks. One hawk smashed the windshield and also struck the pilot in the face. The pilot released the glider and made a normal landing on the remaining runway. Although the pilot was cut about the face by the impact of the bird and broken pieces of perspex, it is considered that because he was wearing sunglasses at the time, he avoided probable serious eye damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198700741/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32755/aair198700741.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 November 1994 | VH-FAL | 0 | Boonah Airfield (YBOA), Boonah, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2018 08:51 | Pineapple | Added |
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