ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229588
Last updated: 22 July 2020
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| Date: | 30-SEP-1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-... |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Cygnet, Tasmania -
 Australia
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched in sea off Cygnet and sank in ten feet of water. Four occupants were able to swim to shore. One of the passengers was the Surveyor-General for Papua New Guinea, Mr Robert Matheson. Pilot was was Mr John Linton, other passengers were husband and wife John & Hazel Pike.
Sources:
Papua New Guinea Post-Courier 1 October 1970, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2019 07:05 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jul-2020 23:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Registration, Country, Narrative] |
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