ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177948
Last updated: 18 October 2020
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| Date: | 19-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair II FT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-HRG |
| C/n / msn: | W121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wedderburn NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YWBN |
| YWBN |
Based on news reports the aircraft was turning into final approach and departed controlled flight impacting terrain in a near vertical attitude. Two persons on board, 1 reported fatality, 1 serious injury.
Sources:
TV and online media reports.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-19/woman-dies-in-light-plane-crash-at-wedderburn/6632046
http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/3220950/breaking-news-one-dead-in-plane-crash-at-wedderburn/?cs=1437
https://www.facebook.com/7newssydney/videos/1065067073517425/
http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&meta_v_sand=Hrg&meta_A=-allresults&meta_o_sand=&meta_m_sand=&meta_X_sand=&meta_r_sand=&meta_q_sand=&meta_xyear_sand=&meta_Y_sand=&num_ranks=10&Search=Search
Images:
Photo of VH-HRG courtesy AirHistory.net
Mangalore (YMNG)
17 April 1987; (c) David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2015 11:47 | Anon | Added |
| 19-Jul-2015 11:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jul-2015 15:06 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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