ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275800
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 2022 |
| Time: | c. 07:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235/A9 Pawnee D |
| Owner/operator: | Super Planes Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-SEH |
| MSN: | 25-7405565 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seaview, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Leongatha, VIC (YLEG) |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the morning of 23 February 2022, a Piper PA-25-235/A9, registered VH‑SEH, was conducting agricultural spreading operations from a private landing area located near Seaview, Victoria. At 0711, the pilot commenced take-off for the first load of the day. The aircraft accelerated along the prepared strip and briefly became airborne. The outboard section of the aircraft’s left wing impacted trees and detached from the aircraft. The aircraft rolled to the left, pitched down, and collided with terrain. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Contributing factors
- The take-off was attempted at an aircraft weight that did not permit sufficient performance to clear a stand of trees downslope of the lift-off point. As a result, the aircraft impacted the trees and collided with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/pilot-killed-in-light-plane-crash-in-seaview-victoria/e73adedf-425d-45f8-9288-6b1dfeae3577
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-23/fatal-plane-crash-in-seaview/100852952
https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/SEH
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2022/aair/ao-2022-008/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 November 1988 | VH-SEH | 1 | Deddick River, VIC | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2022 22:03 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Feb-2022 01:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2022 01:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Date] |
| 24-Feb-2022 07:06 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2022 07:16 | aabung | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 25-Feb-2022 11:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2022 06:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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