ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205051
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1989 |
| Time: | 16:51 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210N |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-BEK |
| MSN: | 21063077 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 55km N of Borroloola, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Darwin, NT |
| Borroloola, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was at 10,000 feet when the pilot noticed smoke coming from under the instrument panel. He entered the aircraft into a rapid descent and headed towards the coast. When flames began to appear below the instrument panel, he switched off all electrical services, extinguished the flames and opened the cockpit window to provide fresh air. Shortly after, he switched the electrics back on to transmit a mayday call, however flames reappeared and he therefore switched the electrics back off. During the descent, the engine stopped without warning and the pilot diverted the aircraft for a wheels up landing in a dry tea tree swamp. After striking some small trees on short final approach, the aircraft slid approximately 90 metres before coming to rest. All six occupants evacuated the aircraft uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198900825/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30385/aair198900825.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2018 17:00 | Pineapple | Added |
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