ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243386
Last updated: 27 February 2021
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| Date: | 28-SEP-2020 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna T188C/A2 AGhusky |
| Owner/operator: | Col Adams Aerial Services Pty |
| Registration: | VH-PAU |
| C/n / msn: | T18803732T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cootamundra, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
The cropduster's right wing clipped powerlines during an aerial application flight and crashed in Cootamundra, New South Wales.
The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.
Sources:
https://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au/story/6945651/pilots-lucky-escape-after-crop-duster-crash/?cs=9397
https://www.miragenews.com/police-investigating-after-plane-crash-at-cootamundra/
https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-plane-crash-cootamundra-riverina-region-pilot-injured-crop-dusting-power-lines-collision/1f35c028-76f7-4086-99c4-4b343e33e79b
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/6/6/4/2397466.jpg (photo)
Images:
Photo of VH-PAU courtesy AirHistory.net
Hay (YHAY / HXX)
20 April 1995; (c) David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2020 06:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Sep-2020 07:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2020 07:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2020 08:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2020 20:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2020 20:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Sep-2020 20:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Sep-2020 01:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:18 | rudy | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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