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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1990 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-DGD |
| MSN: | U206-0522 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After taking off at about 80 feet above ground level, the engine suffered a substantial loss of power and the pilot conducted a forced landing in a cleared area beyond the end of the runway. The pilot ground looped the aircraft in order to avoid colliding with a fence, resulting in a collapse of the nose gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001982/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34016/aair199001982.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1988 | VH-DGD | 0 | 30km SSE of Proserpine, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 12:18 | Pineapple | Added |
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