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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 2004 |
| Time: | 16:43 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | TasAir |
| Registration: | VH-LST |
| MSN: | 3111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 58 km NNW Hobart Airport, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | YMHB |
| YDPO | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Few minutes after takeoff, while flying 30 miles northwest from Hobart, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot, on a ferry flight to Devonport, was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ATSB Occurrence Nr. 200400610
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24274/aair200400610_001.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 November 1996 | VH-LST | 0 | Launceston Airport (YMLT), Launceston, TAS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Aug-2009 21:24 | magn | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2020 15:46 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Aug-2020 15:47 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 12:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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