Accident Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee VH-HGQ, Sunday 14 October 1990
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Date:Sunday 14 October 1990
Time:09:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-HGQ
MSN: 25-5398
Year of manufacture:1971
Engine model:Lycoming O-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:46km SW of Nyngan, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:YPKS
Destination airport:46km SW of Nyngan, NSW
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Prior to commencing an agricultural spraying operation, the pilot was landing on an agricultural airstrip when the aircraft veered off the runway and came to rest inverted in a wheat crop. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 199002012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199002012/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34096/aair199002012.pdf

Revision history:

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