ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 598
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| Date: | Thursday 6 March 1997 |
| Time: | 15:31 |
| Type: |  North American T-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-YES |
| MSN: | 182-168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tindal Airport (YPTD), NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YPTD |
| YPTD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot initiated the takeoff with 4,500 ft to run on runway 32. Soon after lift off, the Tower controllers noticed that the aircraft was trailing white smoke. At about 300 ft AGL the aircraft appeared to enter a left descending turn. The left bank increased until the aircraft was almost vertical before it impacted with the ground.
The complete single piece wing structure broke free from the fuselage during the impact. A fire developed in the engine bay which spread to the separated wing structure. The back seat passenger was not seriously injured and was able to extricate himself from the rear cockpit and pull the pilot free of the wreckage. Pilot died.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/aair199700744/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25028/ASOR199700744.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2018 08:50 | Pineapple | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2018 08:47 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 06-Jan-2020 13:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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