ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299484
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| Date: | Sunday 6 September 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Edgar Percival EP-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyspread Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-FBY |
| MSN: | 33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Boorowa, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Boorawa, NSW |
c/no 33: Edgar Percival EP.9 Built at Stapleford, Abridge, Essex by Edgar Percival Aircraft Ltd. Test flown in "Class B" markings as G-43-3 (2nd airframe to use these Class B regsitration) in 10.57. Airframe Completed 11.10.57. Registered (C of R R.6124/1) as G-APIA to Beverely John Snook, Stapleford, Abridge, Essex on 15.10.57 and C of A A.6124 issued on same day.
On 27.10.57 EP-9s G-APIA & G-APIB departed Croydon Aerodrome, London on ferry flight to Australia, flown by pilots A. J. R. Titus Oates and J. L.D. "Wac" Whiteman. Both aircraft painted all red with white and yellow trim, "Skyspread Australia" titles in white, Australian flag on the tails.
On 29.10.57 G-APIA & G-APIB noted at Bahrein, and on 19.11.57 both aircraft arrived Darwin, NT, pilots Oates and Whiteman. On 21.1.58 Australian Registration application: L. D. Campbell, Sydney NSW. The delay in Australian certification is believed to be due to installation of a different exhaust system after arrival at Sydney. Cowlings were modified to allow stub exhausts
On 22.1.58 still marked as G-APIA and noted at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW in Fawcett Aviation hangar. On 21.2.58 Re-registered as VH-FBY: Lindsay Douglas Campbell t/a Skyspread Ltd, Sydney, In 6.58 Skyspread's two EP-9s VH-FBY & FBZ noted at Bankstown, hangared
On 9.7.58 Skyspread EP.9 G-APIA flew a dusting demonstration at Hawkesbury Agricultural College NSW during the Aerial Agricultural Conference, pilot Wac Whiteman
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.9.59 when crashed near Booroowa, NSW. Pilot unhurt. According to the DCA Accident report: "The pilot miscalculated fuel consumption and the engine power failed during takeoff due fuel exhaustion. The aircraft struck ploughed ground collapsing the undercarriage. "
In 1960-62 VH-FBY wreck stored in Kingsford Smith Flying Service hangar at Bankstown. It was reported that Skyspread initially planned to have Kingsford Smith Aviation Service rebuild it with Aromstrong Sideley Cheetah 10 radial engine, as had been carried out on their VH-FBZ. However Skyspread ceased operations before rebuild commenced
On 20.7.61 formally Struck-off Register as "destroyed". On 2.4.62 Fuselage of VH-FBY noted stored in Kingsford Smith Flying Services hangar at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW, apparently complete. In the same red scheme as when delivered, still with titles “Skyspread Australia”.
Fate unrecorded, but no doubt the fuselage and parts were acquired by another EP-9 operator as a stock of spare/replacement parts
Boorowa is a farming village in the Hilltops Region in the south west slopes of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in a valley 340 kilometres (210 miles) southwest of Sydney around 490 metres (1,610 ft) above sea-level. The town is in Hilltops Council local government area.
Sources:
1. The British Civil Aircraft Register G-APAA to G-APZZ (Bernard Martin, Air Britain, 1978)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APIA.pdf
3. https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/percival-ep9/percivalep9.html
4. https://aeropedia.com.au/content/percival-ep-9/
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1992.pdf
6. https://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/index_htm_files/AIRCRAFT%20MANUFACTURE-1.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boorowa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2022 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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