ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213862
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| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1974 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-RBG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murray River, near Waikerie, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moorook, SA |
| YWKI | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After take-off, the aircraft circled Moorook and then Kingston-on-Murray after which it headed In a northerly direction until it was again over the Murray River. It then followed the river on a generally westerly heading to Wigley Flat, a small settlement some 22 kilometres east of Waikerie, and, after circling at a low height, continued along the river. As the aircraft followed a bend in the river and was turning to the right, the pilot suddenly saw a power cable immediately ahead but there was insufficient time to take avoiding action before the cable was struck. The aircraft crashed into the river below but the three occupants were able to open the doors and leave the cabin before it sank in deep water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1974/aair/aair197404592/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24770/197404592.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 00:41 | Pineapple | Added |
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