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| Date: | Sunday 30 November 2025 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | VH-RAY |
| MSN: | 3787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1939 |
| Engine model: | De Havillandompany Ltd GIPSY MAJOR(DE HAVL) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Grafton Airport (YSGR) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Grafton Airport (YSGR) |
| South Grafton Airport (YSGR) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During landing on a grass strip, the pilot inadvertently misjudged the runway and the propeller struck the ground. The aircraft nosed over before coming to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage.
Sources:
ATSB
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CQdcgtyuu/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 September 2013 | VH-RAY | Raymond John Heiniger | 0 | Sandy Beach ALA, Johnsons Road, Sandy Beach, near Woolgoolga, NSW | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2025 08:36 | ASN | Added |
| 05-Dec-2025 13:02 | skylinepigeon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 05-Dec-2025 13:03 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
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