ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205975
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 October 1990 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KHO |
| MSN: | 900956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barellan, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | Barellan, NSW |
| Barellan, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in a short familiarisation flight before beginning the day's powerline inspection program. On board were the pilot and the owner of the property being used as a temporary base for operations. The aircraft took off towards the east and continued at about 20 feet above the ground until it struck a powerline and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and the property owner did not survive the impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000021/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29308/aair199000021.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 07:58 | Pineapple | Added |
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