ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205190
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1989 |
| Time: | 18:54 |
| Type: |  Grumman GA-7 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-UNP |
| MSN: | 390GA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2km NE of Cessnock Airport (YCNK), Cessnock, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | YCNK |
| YCNK | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When the aircraft reached a height of 190 feet above ground level during a flying training exercise, the left engine suffered a complete loss of power. The instructor immediately took control and feathered the propeller. During this procedure, the aircraft descended about 60 feet. The airspeed was stabilised at the recommended single engine climb speed of 85 knots and the aircraft was banked slightly towards the right engine. As the vertical speed indicator and altimeter indicated that the aircraft was not climbing, the instructor told the student to transmit a Mayday call.This was received by Sydney Flight Service who declared a Distress phase. The instructor, being aware of higher terrain to the north of the aerodrome, commenced a gentle turn to the right. Darkness prevented a forced landing being conducted. Shortly after the completion of the turn, the right wing struck a pylon of a 330 KV transmission line approximately 347 feet above sea level. The aircraft cartwheeled through the transmission lines and impacted the ground vertically. As the aircraft passed through the power lines the failed left engine, propeller, and cowling were severed from the wing. The three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed on impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198902571/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27144/aair198902571.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2018 08:36 | Pineapple | Added |
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