ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274
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| Date: | Thursday 15 November 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-TCS |
| MSN: | 17264194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Uaroo Station, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Uaroo Station, WA |
| Uaroo Station, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Late in the afternoon on 15 November 2007, a Cessna Aircraft Company 172M aircraft, registered VH-TCS, took off from Uaroo Station, in the Pilbara region of WA, for a local flight under the visual flight rules. A witness driving in a northerly direction along the North West Coastal Highway reported seeing a column of dark smoke in the direction of the property between about 1700 and 1730 Western Daylight-saving Time.
Witnesses discovered the aircraft wreckage on the side of a hill located about 500 m from the property landing strip on the morning of 17 November 2007. The aircraft had been destroyed by impact forces and a post-impact fire. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured.
Sources:
ATSB Occurrence Nr. 200707066
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2008 22:14 | Andrew Whitton | Updated |
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