ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18358
Last updated: 9 January 2021
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| Date: | 27-JAN-1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5 Adventurer |
| Owner/operator: | C.J. Wynne |
| Registration: | VH-KBD |
| C/n / msn: | 2896 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Yarram, Victoria -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
VH-KBD has a couple of prangs durings its lifetime. The first occurred when it struck a tree and dived into the ground at River Wood Golf Course (near Bankstown, NSW) on 15 Jan 1956. It was repaired following this accident, and registered to Air Training Pty Ltd, then to a private owner, Mr. C..J. Wynne. It crashed at Yarram, Victoria, on 27 January 1959 whilst on a fish spotting sortie.
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-KBD.html
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2789
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarram,_Victoria
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2014 02:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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