ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352740
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 2024 |
| Time: | 17:39 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S |
| Owner/operator: | GAM Air |
| Registration: | VH-MEH |
| MSN: | 3258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 3.3 NM E of Bathurst, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bathurst-Raglan Airport, NSW (BHS/YBTH) |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Aero Commander 500S made an emergency landing in a paddock.
Fuel exhaustion
Sources:
https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/8549691/pilots-lucky-escape-after-emergency-landing-at-glanmire/
https://24ssports.com/the-pilot-crashes-the-plane-in-the-paddock-next-to-the-great-western-highway-near-bathurst/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-meh#3447a690
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c3d57&lat=-33.431&lon=149.653&zoom=13.3&showTrace=2024-03-08&trackLabels
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2024-008
ATSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 September 1987 | VH-MEH | 0 | Charters Towers Airport (YCHT), Charters Towers, QLD | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 15:55 | aus | Added |
| 08-Mar-2024 15:56 | ASN | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2024 08:57 | ASN | Updated [Location, Nature, Source] |
| 26-Mar-2024 07:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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