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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1954 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Hazelton Air Taxi and Charter Service |
| Registration: | VH-AFK |
| MSN: | 2714 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Jenolan Caves, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown, Sydney, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Toogong, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed in mountains.
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
ATSB: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5768542/vh-afk-auster-16-october-1954.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2014 02:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2016 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2016 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Dec-2016 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Dec-2016 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2021 19:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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