ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73794
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 2010 |
| Time: | 10 LT |
| Type: |  Victa Airtourer 100 Super 150 |
| Owner/operator: | The Aeroclub of Southern Tasmania |
| Registration: | VH-MTC |
| MSN: | 112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooker Highway, near Cleary's Gates Road, Hobart, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge Airport - YCBG |
| Cambridge Airport - YCBG | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After practising some aerobatics the engine of the Victa Airtourer stalled . He was forced to make an emergency landing on Brooker Higway, near Cleary's Gates Road, TAS. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Note: Victa Airtourer VH-MTC (c/n 112) was originally built as 115 version (115 HP engine), but during a rebuilt in 1995 it was converted to a Super 150 version (Avco Lycoming O-320 150 HP engine).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/04/2863802.htm?section=justin
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/04/04/137971_todays-news.html
http://www.themercury.com.au?category_id=6801
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-MTCACSOTas.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 December 1989 | VH-MTC | 0 | Hoxton Park Airport (YHOX), Hoxton Park, NSW | |
sub | |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
| 4 October 1993 | VH-MTC | Private | 0 | Maroochydore, QLD | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2010 04:20 | RobertMB | Added |
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