ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18313
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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/2 Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | Difrex Australian Laboratories Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-KAE |
| MSN: | 2393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blanket Flat, near Crookwell, Southern Tablelands, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Blanket Flat, near Crookwell, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This aircraft was actually first registered on 12/5/1947 as G-AJPV, but was not completed until 1950, shortly thereafter being exported to Kingsford Smith Aviation Services (the Auster dealers) of Bankstown, Sydney. (UK registration G-AJPV cancelled as "sold abroad" 22/3/1950). Re-registered in Australia as VH-KAE in April 1950.
When in the ownership of Difrex Australian Laboratories Pty Ltd of Sydney, it crashed approaching to land, when it stalled on a go-around, at a private strip near Blanket Flat, near Crookwell, Southern Tablelands, NSW, on 2/5/1963. The pilot was killed and the aircraft totally written off.
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2289
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-KAE.html
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AJPV.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookwell,_New_South_Wales#Transport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2014 01:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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