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| Date: | Thursday 4 December 2025 |
| Time: | c 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802 |
| Owner/operator: | Pay's Air Service Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-LIM |
| MSN: | 802-0007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Linga Airfield, Linga, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Linga Airfield, VIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Tractor AT-802, operated by Pay's Air Service as BMBR358, callsign "Bomber 358", crashed on takeoff from Linga Airfield, Linga, Victoria, and caught fire.
The pilot survived but was injured and the aircraft was written off.
The aircraft was providing support for a fire at Patchewollock.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/victoria-soars-with-high-temperatures-fire-danger/106097186
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=LIM
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/702517_1688629854.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N91927
Location
Images:
Linga Airbase 5/12/2025
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2025 08:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Dec-2025 08:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2025 09:35 | ASN | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Dec-2025 11:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-Dec-2025 14:55 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2025 11:02 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
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