ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213421
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| Date: | 28-JAN-1970 |
| Time: | 21:37 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402 |
| Owner/operator: | Hawker de Havilland Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-RIZ |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bell Peak North, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | YBMK |
| YBCS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
On 28th January, 1970 at approximately 2137 hours EST, a Cessna 402 aircraft, registered VH-RIZ, struck trees and crashed to the ground on the western side of Bell Peak North, Queensland. The aircraft crashed in a heavily timbered area and the wreckage was scattered on a mean bearing of 310 degrees magnetic. Examination of the impact marks indicated that the aircraft had been under control in substantially level flight and probably descending at a shallow angle at the time of the accident.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1970/aair/aair197000004/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24736/197000004.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Jul-2018 08:57 | Pineapple | Added |
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