Date:	Sunday 8 March 1959
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Super Spread Aviation Pty, Ltd
Registration:	VH-AOF
MSN:	82765
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Ballan, Shire of Moorabool, 20nm East of Ballarat, Victoria -   Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Ballan, Shire of Moorabool, Victoria
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Written off (Damaged beyond repair) in ground loop on take-off at Ballan, Shire of Moorabool, 20nm East of Ballarat, Victoria 8.3.59. According to the summary of the DCA Report into the incident:

"The aircraft swung whilst taking off in crosswind conditions and ran into a fence. The cause" [of the incident] "was not determined".

Withdrawn from use and registration VH-AOF cancelled 25.6.59.

The reported crash location of Ballan is a small town in the state of Victoria, Australia located on the Werribee River, 80 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, Victoria, at approximate coordinates 37°36′0″S, 144°15′0″E.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
4. As VH-AOF 1954-1959: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10256:vh-aof-2
5. As VH-BWG 1951-1954: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/12954:vh-bwg-1
6. As VH-AXG 1946-1951: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/11020:vh-axg-1
7. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AOF.html
8. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AXG.html
9. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BWG.html
10. https://airwaysmuseum.com/Downloads/DCA%20accident%20reports%201956%20to%201968%20v2.pdf
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballan,_Victoria#Transport

de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.443; Built by DH Australian, at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge as A17-399 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 21.6.41. To 4 EFTS Mascot, Sydney, NSW 2.8.41. Damaged in heavy landing at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW 13.9.41; to Butler Air Transport, Mascot, Sydney, NSW 27.9.41 for repairs. To 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 9.2.42. To 8 EFTS Narrandera 9.2.42. To DH Australia at Mascot 26.10.43 for overhaul [DHA No T180]. To 2 Aircraft Park 14.12.43. To CFS Tamworth 17.12.43; to Parkes 19.1.44; to Point Cook 18.9.44. To reserve storage 15.10.45; notified as \\'for sale\\' 6.12.45.

Struck off charge when sold 20.2.46 for £378 to Royal Aero Club of South Australia, Parafield, SA; issued 27.5.46. Australian civil registered as VH-AXG (C of R 1038) 22.8.46 to Royal Aero Club of South Australia, Parafield, SA. Re-registered as VH-BWG 27.4.51 to same owner. Re-registered as VH-AOF 16.8.54 to Rural Aviation Co Ltd, Parafield, SA. Re-registered in 6.58 to Super Spread Aviation Pty, Ltd, Cheltenham, Victoria.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Dec-2015 20:15	TB	Added
24-Sep-2021 16:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Registration, Operator, ]
24-Sep-2021 16:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
24-Sep-2021 16:58	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative, ]
08-Jun-2022 08:11	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
14-Apr-2025 14:48	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
14-Apr-2025 14:48	ASN	Updated [Narrative, ]
16-Apr-2025 09:38	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ]