Accident Piper PA-18-150/A1 VH-TSY, Sunday 2 January 1994
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Date:Sunday 2 January 1994
Time:09:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-18-150/A1
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-TSY
MSN: 18-7509030
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Manjimup Airport (YMJM), Manjimup, WA -   Australia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:YMJM
Destination airport:YMJM
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft was reported to have entered into a steep climb at a very slow airspeed after takeoff. It reached a height of about 300 feet above ground level when it stalled and impacted the ground about 110 metres to the left of the runway centreline. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 199400001
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199400001/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933506/199400001.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Mar-2018 07:53 Pineapple Added
07-Oct-2022 19:47 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn, ]

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