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| Date: | Monday 17 November 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Field Air Benalla Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-SFJ |
| MSN: | 25-3641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Finley Airport, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Finley Airport, NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and and burst into flames at Finley Airport, NSW 17.11.80
Sources:
1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UP9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N-cDAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3530,7065020
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-SFJ.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2013 17:52 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jun-2014 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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