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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1989 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Aunger Charter |
| Registration: | VH-MRU |
| MSN: | 11-0278S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5km W of Port Campbell, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| San Remo, Victoria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after striking cliff with rotor blades & tail detaching. Evidence showed that a door may have detached hitting rotors & causing loss of control before rotors hit cliff.
Sources:
Aviation News 23 Jun-06 Jul 19889.
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198901543.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2015 09:45 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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