ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58827
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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 1988 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310R |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | VH-DZH |
| MSN: | 310R1657 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 90 km NNE of Maralinga -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Ceduna, SA (YCDU) |
| Emu, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 310 and a Cessna 402 had been chartered to fly to Emu to carry a group of passengers. The 310 was 1 hour ahead of the 402 and left Ceduna for the 72 minute flight to Emu. Emu had no Nav aids or lighting and arrangements had been made to light a signal fire and lay a flare path as the planes would be arriving after dark. The 310 soon realised it was on a track od 315 instead of 334. Now after dark the 310 had descended to try and find Emu and noticed a fire. The fire was actually a camp fire 80km south of Emu. The 310 circled and approached the fire flashing its landing lights. The campers quickly extinguished the fire realising the 310s mistake. They did not see the plane again. The wreckage was found 3km from the camp site. It had hit a tree on the top of a sand ridge 650ft amsl before hitting other trees and fragmenting.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198800718.aspx
2. BASI report 8800718
3. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29068/aair198800718.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 1986 | VH-DZH | 0 | Parafield Airport (YPPF), Parafield, SA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2009 22:47 | VH-KDK | Added |
| 24-Apr-2014 01:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 18-Aug-2017 19:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
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