ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204540
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 October 1988 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 185A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-CME |
| MSN: | 185-0273 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Howick Open Cut Coal Mine, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Howick Open Cut Coal Mine, NSW |
| Scone, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a take-off roll of approximately 500 metres along a gravel road at an open-cut coal mine, the aircraft momentarily became airborne before the landing gear impacted a mound of rocks along part of the edge of the mine. The aircraft descended into the mine and crashed approximately 200 feet below the level of the road. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and only one of the four occupants survived.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198802398/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28328/aair198802398.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2018 12:49 | Pineapple | Added |
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