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| Date: | Friday 14 December 1984 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MXD |
| MSN: | 238 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20km NE of Scottsdale, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Trig Hill Strip, TAS |
| Trig Hill Strip, TAS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route to the treatment area, the pilot noted a loss of engine power. After the load of superphosphate was dumped, he realised he would be unable to return to the departure strip and selected a track as the most suitable landing area. During the landing roll, the aircraft ran over a hump which caused it to slew off the track into the surrounding bush. Engine examination revealed that the fuel injector system was out of adjustment, producing a lean mixture at high power settings. The resulting high combustion temperatures produced abnormal engine wear and led to spark plug failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1984/aair/aair198402354/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28752/aair198402354.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 2006 | ZK-EGP | private | 1 | near Kaitaia, Northland |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2018 04:46 | Pineapple | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 02:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 02:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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