Accident Auster J/5B Autocar VH-KBW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18379
 
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Date:Saturday 29 November 1958
Time:
Type:Auster J/5B Autocar
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: VH-KBW
MSN: 2940
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Albany Airport, Albany, WA -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Albany Airport, WA (YPAL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/11/1958 when crashed on take off at Albany Airport, 7 miles north west of Albany, Western Australia. Pilot/owner, John William Downie, was killed

Sources:

1. http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/mn/mn2001_2500/mn2083.pdf
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2829
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Airport_(Australia)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
25-Mar-2014 02:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
07-Jun-2022 19:58 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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