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Date: | Monday 28 May 2012 |
Time: | c. 10:05 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | VH-WLF |
MSN: | 29127 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | About 10km west of Wentworth Airfield - YWTO, NSW -
Australia
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | YWTO |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Cessna 172 Skyhawk departed from Wentworth Airfield - YWTO, about 30km north-west of Mildura, New South Wales, on Monday 28 May 2012 at 10:00 LT.
Police were alerted when the aircraft failed to return and initiated a search.
A helicopter spotted the crashed plane about 10km west of the airfield on Wednesday 30 May 2012 around 17:30 LT. The ATSB was noted around 17:40 LT.
The pilot had sustained fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Report number: | AO-2012-072 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmViaXoucG9saWNlLm5zdy5nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjIzNTEwLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D]
https://au.news.yahoo.com/search-resumes-for-missing-pilot-13811912.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-29/fears-for-missing-elderly-pilot/4040488
http://web.archive.org/web/20120531204044/http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/article.aspx?id=8475966
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2012/aair/ao-2012-072.aspx
https://abpic.co.uk/images/images/1116755F.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-May-2012 06:57 |
gerard57 |
Added |
29-May-2012 22:18 |
Geno |
Updated [Source] |
30-May-2012 09:16 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
30-May-2012 22:14 |
Tayug |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
01-Jun-2012 08:56 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |