ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1995 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-FFZ |
| MSN: | 172-68792 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Uteara Station, 78km W Bourke, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Uteara Station, NSW |
| Uteara Station, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 9 April 1995, the pilot was conducting bore-hole inspections from the air and had advised his son by radio that he was returning to the station airstrip at Uteara, NSW, to refuel. A few minutes later, the son who was mustering sheep at the time, came across the aircraft wreckage where it had crashed under trees in a nose-down, near vertical attitude.
The pattern of damage to the left wing indicated that the aircraft had been rotating to the left when it struck the ground
The pilot, the sole occupant, had sustained fatal injuries. An inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any evidence of pre-impact defects. The engine was running at impact, some flap was extended and there was evidence of post-impact fuel leakage. The nature of the impact indicates that the pilot lost control of the aircraft and was unable to regain control prior to impact with the ground. The reason for the apparent loss of control was not determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1995/aair/aair199501063.aspx
2. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24975/ASOR199501063.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2014 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2014 00:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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