ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246858
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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Piper 32R-301 Saratoga |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Parafield Airport, Adelaide, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YPPF |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was starting the propeller manually when a "huge surge of power" caused the plane to suddenly move forward on its own. The Saratoga sliced through four Piper Warriors (VH-BEG, VH-CGR, VH-BYA and VH-LSM), before colliding with a Piper Seminole (VH-KBZ) and shredding the back half of it.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/VH-KBZ-ShreddedSeminole.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2021 18:51 | Anon. | Added |
| 17-Jan-2021 18:51 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Jun-2022 00:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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