Accident Piper PA-25-235 VH-BCJ,
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Date:Friday 13 July 1979
Time:10:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25-235
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-BCJ
MSN: 25-4347
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:23km NW of Manangatang, VIC -   Australia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:18km NW of Manangatang, VIC
Destination airport:18km NW of Manangatang, VIC
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed due to a failure of the aileron control system during an agricultural spraying operation.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1979/aair/197902797/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5226421/197902797.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Aug-2018 13:21 Pineapple Added
26-Feb-2020 20:16 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn]

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