Accident Partenavia P.68B Victor VH-PNT, Friday 18 March 1994
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Date:Friday 18 March 1994
Time:12:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic P68 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Partenavia P.68B Victor
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-PNT
MSN: 73
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Jandakot Airport (YPJT), Jandakot, WA -   Australia
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:YNSM
Destination airport:Perth/Jandakot Airport, WA (JAD/YPJT)
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot was taxiing towards a parking spot along a narrow taxiway. As a fuel tanker was parked on the taxiway, the pilot moved to the side to avoid contact but did not allow a sufficient amount of clearance and the right wing, followed by the nose, struck the tanker.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 199400708
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199400708/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933713/199400708.pdf

Revision history:

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