ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166115
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| Date: | Sunday 25 November 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Callair A-9A |
| Owner/operator: | The Headland Soaring Club |
| Registration: | VH-MPI |
| MSN: | 1171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whim Creek, Pilbara, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Port Hedland, WA (PHE/YPPD) |
| Port Hedland, WA (PHE/YPPD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Whim Creek, Pilbara Region, Western Australia (at approximate Coordinates: 20°50′00″S, 117°50′00″E) on 25.11.1979 on approach to Port Hedland, WA after the end of a glider towing sortie.
Formally struck off register 30.11.1979 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-MPI.html
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/callair/callair.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whim_Creek,_Western_Australia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2014 01:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-May-2014 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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