ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223199
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| Date: | Sunday 13 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-DGL |
| MSN: | 172-52023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rabaul, East New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Rabaul |
| Rabaul | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A parachutist making her first jump had the lines entangled with the aircraft causing it to plummet to the ground with the jumper attached. The parachute instructor, George Tyres, jumped clear at 200 feet and received minor injuries. The pilot, Ross Saville Smith (43), and the parachutist, Doreen Joan Woodage (25) were killed.
Sources:
The Canberra Times, 15 March 1966, page 4,
The Straits Times, 15 March 1966, page 20.
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-DGL%281%29.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2019 20:18 | TB | Added |
| 13-Jun-2022 11:30 | Turbulator | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 11:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 01-Jun-2023 14:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Source]] |
| 19-Jun-2023 05:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Cn, Source]]] |
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