ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19205
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| Date: | Saturday 9 February 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | Wollongong Gliding Club |
| Registration: | VH-DHK |
| MSN: | 483 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marulan NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marulan, NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.III MT393; RAF service with 658 and 609 Squadrons. Transferred to RAAF 04/08/1945 as A11-45: Served with No. 16 Air Observation Post at Tarakan Island, Borneo.
Registered VH-WAI 01/03/1962 to 10/02/1965, then withdrawn from use and restored. Re-registered VH-FBA 07/03/1966 to 07/08/1973.Re-registered VH-DHK and written off 09/02/1974: Engine failure during glider tow and struck tree in attempted forced landing at Marulan, NSW
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-FBA(1).html
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=380
4. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-WAI.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Aug-2010 08:18 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 21-Apr-2014 15:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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