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| Date: | Friday 3 February 1989 |
| Time: | 17:04 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-CFS |
| MSN: | TE-397 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 40km W of Condobolin, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Menindee, NSW |
| Condobolin, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft experienced a fuel exhaustion in which the pilot conducted an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. On short final approach, the aircraft collided with three sheep before sliding to a halt.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198902540/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29764/aair198902540.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1988 | VH-CFS | 0 | Bankstown Airport, Bankstown, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 07:33 | Pineapple | Added |
| 05-Jun-2023 04:29 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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