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| Date: | Monday 26 May 1997 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Gippsland GA-200 Fatman |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SAV |
| MSN: | 2009519 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9km SSE of Lucindale, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lucindale, SA |
| Lucindale, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in an agricultural spraying operation when the pilot became distracted in attempting to identify a dam within the paddock being sprayed. The left wing collided with the top of a tree, causing the aircraft to descend and impact the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199701676/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930862/199701676.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 1998 | VH-SAV | 0 | Pond Flat Forest Airstrip, SA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 13:05 | Pineapple | Added |
| 14-Jun-2023 10:30 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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