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| Date: | Wednesday 8 July 2015 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Pitts Model 12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-JDZ |
| MSN: | 42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bishops Bridge, Hunter Valley NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YMND |
| YMND | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was observed to perform an aerobatic manoeuvre and disappear out of sight behind trees. Emergency services subsequently located aircraft and deceased pilot.
Sources:
http://www.2wings.com/m12/images/sn042/images1/images1.htm
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/3198167/pilot-dies-in-bishops-bridge-plane-crash-photos/#slide=15
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3198327/pilot-killed-after-plane-plunges-into-bushland/?cs=12
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-A17ExNebB8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 13:29 | Anon | Added |
| 08-Jul-2015 14:45 | RedBaron | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Jul-2015 15:19 | Geno | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 09-Jul-2015 09:12 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
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