ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213292
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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 1969 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A 450 Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Cropair Aviation Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-CCS |
| MSN: | 1168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tenterfield, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tenterfield, NSW |
| Tenterfield, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off for a local flight and shortly afterwards the aircraft was seen by witnesses on the ground flying at heights variously estimated at 40 to 300 feet above ground level. As the aircraft approached the western boundary of the Tenterfield Golf Course it was seen to enter a manoeuvre having some semblance to a stall turn or a partial loop. The aircraft did not recover from this manoeuvre and struck the ground in a steep nose down attitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196901160/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24466/196901160.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2018 00:01 | Pineapple | Added |
| 30-Dec-2019 20:24 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Damage] |
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