Accident Beechcraft D17A Staggerwing VH-AFP,
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Date:Sunday 22 December 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D17A Staggerwing
Owner/operator:Tadgell Aviation
Registration: VH-AFP
MSN: 357
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Springton, Goowarra, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit a tree, crashed and caught fire during aerial seeding. Pilot Graham Phillips.

Sources:

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-AFP.html
The Canberra Times 23 December 1963, p3

Revision history:

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