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| Date: | Friday 13 April 1990 |
| Time: | 08:41 |
| Type: |  Victa Airtourer 115 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KHP |
| MSN: | 113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maitland Airport, Rutherford, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Maitland Airport YMND |
| YSWG | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft experienced an engine failure following takeoff from Maitland Airport. As there was insufficient altitude to return to the strip, an emergency landing was conducted in a nearby paddock.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001977/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32203/aair199001977.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1993 | VH-KHP | 0 | Torquay Airport, VIC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 07:27 | Pineapple | Added |
| 03-Jun-2023 09:37 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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