Accident de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 3 VH-FDS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71760
 
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Date:Monday 30 July 1973
Time:
Type:de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 3
Owner/operator:Air-Rep Service P/L WA
Registration: VH-FDS
MSN: 5007
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Trefoil Island, TAS -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Smithton (SIO/YSMI)
Destination airport:Trefoil Island (YTRF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Swung to starboard on landing and ran off the strip into scrub, both main undercarriage legs torn off and engines damaged.

Sources:

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1103118/
http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2010 21:27 TB Added
26-Oct-2012 10:52 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
15-Apr-2014 12:28 TB Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative]
23-Apr-2014 23:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jan-2015 18:51 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Jun-2022 12:07 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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