ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18384
Last updated: 28 March 2021
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| Date: | 03-JAN-1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5G Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Tom Harrison |
| Registration: | VH-TTH |
| C/n / msn: | 3097 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ulladulla Harbour, Ulladulla, City of Shoalhaven, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ulladulla, NSW |
This J/5 Autocar was modified so much it was hardly recognizable as an Auster. It had been rebuilt in 1970-71 from the former Bush Pilots Airways Auster J-5B Autocar VH-BPB (c/n 3097) which was retired in 1961, and re-registered VH-TTH to Sydney fish spotter/floatplane operator Tom Harrison on 10 December 1971, with the new type designation Auster J-5G/A1.
It was, unfortunately, short-lived, existing for just over 13 months, crashing on takeoff from the harbour at the fishing port of Ulladulla, NSW on 3 January 1973, where it overturned on impact with the water and sank
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-TTH.html
2. http://www.austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2980
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BPB.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulladulla,_New_South_Wales
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Apr-2014 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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