Accident Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 VH-WMU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137039
 
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Date:Wednesday 7 November 1990
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MU2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mitsubishi MU-2B-30
Owner/operator:Western N.S.W. Airlines
Registration: VH-WMU
MSN: 512
Year of manufacture:1970
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Bathurst, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Bankstown, Sydney, NSW (YSBK)
Destination airport:Bathurst, NSW (YBTH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off November 7 1990. Aircraft was undertaking a Bank Run flight with numerous destinations and crashed on landing at Bathurst, NSW, resulting in the pilot receiving fatal injuries. There was fog present at Bathurst at the time of the crash.

Sources:

1. Personal involvement at the Airservices Australia Pilot Briefing Office at Bankstown airport. I briefed the pilot and accepted his flight plan prior to his departure for Bathurst.
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1990/archives/crash-of-a-mitsubishi-mu-2-marquise-in-bathurst-island-1-killed/]
3. http://www.jetspotter.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6292

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jun-2011 08:35 harro Added
20-May-2012 04:00 geo Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2016 00:15 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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