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| Date: | Thursday 14 July 1988 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Kotara PTY LTD |
| Registration: | VH-UOJ |
| MSN: | 3304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nr Wee Waa -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | WEW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Aircraft was stolen by employee with unstable mental state.
Was always intended as a suicide flight.
Sources:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Aero-Commander-500S-Shrike-Commander/2522225?qsp=eJwtjEEKwkAMRe%2BStRsrddFdvYAuvECYfGyxOkMS0KH07o2Df/V4H95KKb8dX7/XAhrIwJomOlBh5ZfRsNIT9ZNVgqnru1gft2X1Sw0l7BhTQnHI319VoL8LllrpEeVjAPTWmE7n8DJbWbg14DwvtG07E3Yt/w%3D%3D
Owners family.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2015 06:33 | aerocheck | Added |
| 19-May-2018 17:43 | Pineapple | Updated [Date, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2024 17:20 | Pumpin500 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2024 17:20 | ASN | Updated |
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