ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210547
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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 1997 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | unknown |
| Registration: | VH-RNC |
| MSN: | 31-7305026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Comet, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YBTR |
| YEML | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst returning from Blackwater to Emerald, the pilot decided to fly low over a wheat crop. The aircraft collided with powerlines and came to rest upright in a fallowed part of the paddock. Neither of the occupants sustained injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199702394/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930970/199702394.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2018 06:06 | Pineapple | Added |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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