ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166119
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| Date: | Sunday 14 September 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Callair A-9A |
| Owner/operator: | Geelong Gliding Club |
| Registration: | VH-CYC |
| MSN: | 1169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bacchus Marsh, 30 miles W of Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria (YBSS) |
| Bacchus Marsh, Victoria (YBSS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing on 14.9.1980, at Bacchus Marsh, 30 miles west of Melbourne, Victoria, at the end of a glider towing sortie. Aircraft was blown off runway by gusty wind conditions, causing a high speed ground loop, and the engine was torn out. Struck-off Register same day.
On 24.11.80, the wreck of VH-CYC was last noted at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Presumed scrapped at Bacchus Marsh in 1980-81
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-CYC.html
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/callair/callair.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2014 02:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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