ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18343
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5 Adventurer |
| Owner/operator: | Goldfields Gliding Club |
| Registration: | VH-KAV |
| MSN: | 2894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kambalda, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kambalda, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Substantially damaged due to a heavy landing after glider launch duties; "nosed over" on landing at Kambalda, Western Australia on 21 September 1975.
VH-KAV was ultimately rescued "as is" by the then embryo RAAF Aviation Heritage Museum in November 1978, and is now on permanent display in their facility in Bull Creek, Western Australia, having been nicely restored to static display status by November 1985.
Sources:
1. https://www.raafawa.org.au/museum/index.php
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1398948/
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-KAV.html
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2780
Media:
VH-KAV on display at Bull Creek, WA 10 October 1987
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2014 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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