ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218924
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1988 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  APNZ Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HPP |
| MSN: | 162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6km ENE of Werris Creek, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | 5km ENE of Werris Creek, NSW |
| 5km ENE of Werris Creek, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting superphosphate spreading operations in fine and clear weather conditions. The paddock being treated sloped uphill, and there were heavily timbered peaks beyond the paddock. The pilot had spread the paddock the previous day under similar conditions. On this occasion, the aircraft was apparently performing normally as the first swath run was completed, but the aircraft did not appear to gain any appreciable height as it approached the hills. It was then seen to adopt a steep nose-up attitude and commence a wingover type manoeuvre. During this manoeuvre, the aircraft struck trees and then impacted the ground. A fierce fire broke out and engulfed the wreckage. Although the investigation was hampered by the extensive fire damage, no defect or malfunction was discovered which might have contributed to the accident. The reason the pilot, who had extensive agricultural experience, chose to conduct swath runs towards steeply rising ground was not determined. The wind direction had changed since the previous day, and the aircraft was likely to have been affected by downdrafts on the lee side of the hills. When the pilot realised the aircraft was not performing as expected, he evidently attempted to dump the remaining load and reverse the direction. However, there was insufficient aircraft performance available to successfully complete this manoeuvre.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198802385/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27460/aair198802385.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1974 | ZK-DBZ | James Aviation Ltd | Mapiu, King Country |  |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2018 08:40 | Pineapple | Added |
| 06-Feb-2022 10:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Feb-2022 23:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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