ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213239
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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 1984 |
| Time: | 08:11 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SZV |
| MSN: | AA5A-0325 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McPherson Range, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBAF |
| YTRE | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As he approached the McPherson Range, the pilot was forced to fly around some hills in order to stay below the cloud base. After crossing a ridge line, where the gap beneath the cloud was about 300 feet, the pilot was confronted by a higher ridge. He subsequently advised that the aircraft could not out-climb the terrain and he carried out a controlled entry into the jungle canopy about 200 feet below the top of the ridge. Both wings were torn off however the cabin area came to rest intact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1984/aair/aair198400052/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29440/aair198400052.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2018 04:01 | Pineapple | Added |
| 12-Jun-2019 18:44 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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