ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213883
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 April 1975 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-RGU |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Aurukun Mission, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBWP |
| YAUR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 2 April 1975, a Cessna 172K aircraft, registered VH-RGU, disappeared while on a flight from Weipa to Aurukun Mission, Queensland. The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft. No trace of the aircraft has been found; however on 12 April 1975, the body of the pilot was found on a tidal flat in Archer Bay, five kilometres west of Aurukun Mission.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1975/aair/aair197500012/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 11:41 | Pineapple | Added |
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