ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74231
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| Date: | Monday 4 September 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol 171 Sycamore 3A |
| Owner/operator: | Ansett-ANA |
| Registration: | VH-INQ |
| MSN: | 13068 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glengyle Homestead, near Birdsville, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Glengyle Homestead, near Birdsville, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-G-AMWG; first registered in the UK 1/12/1952. Sold 2/7/1958 and UK registration cancelled as to "Australia". Re-registered in Australia 19/9/1958 as VH-INQ.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4/9/1961; crashed at Glengyle Homestead, near Birdsville, Queensland. According to the official DCA accident report: "For reasons which have not been determined, a heavy landing occurred at the completion of a re-familiarisation circuit. There was a structural failure of the tail boom and the helicopter overturned. The pilot was not injured."
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/ANA%20Fleet/VH-INQ.html
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/sycamore/bristol-sycamore.htm
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AMWG.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2010 02:23 | harro | Added |
| 05-Aug-2010 12:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2010 13:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Apr-2013 02:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2013 07:38 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2013 20:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2014 01:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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