ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27077
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 December 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | United Air Services |
| Registration: | VH-EJE |
| MSN: | 31-585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Barrow Island, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barrow Island, WA (BWB/YBWX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Substantially damaged 4 December 1974 when crashed on take off from Barrow Island, Western Australia. As the aircraft was almost new (first registered as VH-EJE 8 April 1974) it was repaired, and returned to service. Still currently registered (from 3 April 2012) to a new owner in Wagga Wagga, NSW
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1974/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-australia-2/]
2. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7371825
3. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/EJE
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1384643
Media:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Apr-2014 03:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2017 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Sep-2017 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Oct-2019 18:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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