ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214130
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 February 1985 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Transavia PL-12 Airtruk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MLJ |
| MSN: | G357 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 8km E of Deloraine, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Deloraine, TAS |
| Deloraine, TAS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the conclusion of spraying operations, the pilot initiated a climb en route to his destination. Almost immediately, the engine failed completely and the pilot commenced a forced landing in a barley crop. During the landing roll, the nose wheel was broken off and the aircraft overturned.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198501386/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34164/aair198501386.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 1985 | VH-MLJ | 0 | 10km W of Bridport, TAS | |
w/o | |
| 29 June 1987 | VH-MLJ | 0 | 8km NNE of Gretna, TAS | |
sub | |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 22:36 | Pineapple | Added |
| 08-Feb-2022 23:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
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