ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213796
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 January 1973 |
| Time: | 21:51 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Merimbula Flying School |
| Registration: | VH-KPH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Unknown -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Latrobe Valley, VIC |
| Merimbula, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 23 January 1973, a Cessna 150G aircraft registered VH-KPH disappeared whilst on a travel flight from Latrobe Valley, Victoria, to Merimbula, New South Wales and no trace has been found of the aircraft or its occupants. An intense air, sea and land search commenced at first light on the next day and continued until 13 February 1973. Civil and military aircraft involved in the search flew 166 hours and covered an area in excess of 8000 square miles, within which the high probability areas were searched many times. Twenty-five sighting and hearing reports were investigated but no trace was found of the aircraft or its occupants.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1973/aair/aair197301366/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25081/197301366.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 01:41 | Pineapple | Added |
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