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| Date: | Wednesday 7 January 1976 |
| Time: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B/A1 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyfarmers (Morwell) Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-KQJ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3km SE of Finley, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | YFIL |
| YFIL | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft crashed during an agricultural spraying operation, killing the sole pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1976/aair/aair197601477/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24623/197601477.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 00:15 | Pineapple | Added |
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