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| Date: | Saturday 5 January 1985 |
| Time: | 10:52 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-AMX |
| MSN: | 22-7440 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northam, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | YNTM |
| YNTM | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in a glider towing operation when the pilot observed smoke and flames around the left rudder pedal area. The glider was released and the aircraft was landed in a paddock. The pilot vacated the aircraft before it was destroyed by fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198500125/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34384/aair198500125.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 05:36 | Pineapple | Added |
| 27-Apr-2020 21:08 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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