Wirestrike Accident Rutan VariEze VH-EZM, Sunday 3 July 1983

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Date:	Sunday 3 July 1983
Time:	13:40
Type:	Rutan VariEze
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-EZM
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lake Cataract, NSW - Australia
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Albion Park, NSW
Destination airport:	Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK)
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft struck a powerline suspended across Lake Cataract and collided with the water. The two occupants were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Accident investigation: