ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18389
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5B Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Bush Pilots Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-KBB |
| MSN: | 2942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bulimba Station, Brisbane, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bulimba, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/5B Autocar VH-KBB was known to have sustained two separate accidents, some six years apart. Firstly, on 9/4/53, it force landed due to adverse weather at Ellis Beach, near Cairns. After landing, the aircraft taxied into high ground.
The second and final accident for VH-KBB was on 3/3/59, when the pilot was unable to arrest a ground loop whilst landing at Bulimba Station, Bulimba, 2 miles north east of Brisbane, Queensland, when brakes were applied during the landing run on a greasy strip, and aircraft rolled onto its wing.
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2832
2. http://www.bushies.net/RHE/Bushies%20Book.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulimba,_Queensland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2014 02:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2014 02:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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