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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 2016 |
| Time: | 16:06 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-MKG |
| MSN: | 172RG-0795 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parafield Airport, Adelaide, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Parafield Airport YPPF |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a hand-propping event at Parafield Airport (YPPF) in Parafield, South Australia, the propeller of the unoccupied aircraft contacted the pilot and the aircraft subsequently impacted a stationary aircraft. The airplane sustained apparent minor damage and the pilot not onboard received fatal injuries. The stationary aircraft, a Piper, registration VH-HYM, sustained substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/09/11/18/45/man-dies-as-planes-collide-at-parafield-airport
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-11/pilot-dies-after-two-planes-collide-at-parafield-airport/7834428
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=Mkg&field_ar_serial=
http://gaaircraftaus.blogspot.com.au/search/label/VH-MKG
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2016/aair/ao-2016-115/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2016 15:36 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Sep-2016 17:11 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 12-Sep-2016 03:59 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Sep-2016 09:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 28-Jul-2023 21:54 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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