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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 310J |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Tours |
| Registration: | VH-ATL |
| MSN: | 310J0124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bali-Witu, Unea Island, West New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bali-Witu |
| Hoskins | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off, killing 1 passenger, the Chairman of the Lands Board.
Sources:
1. Canberra Times, 17 January 1969, page 9,
2. PNG Post Courier, 14 January 1970, page 5,
3. PNG Post-Courier, 21 June 1973, page 3,
4. www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10701-vh-atl-3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2019 07:09 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jul-2020 22:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 12:25 | Turbulator | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2023 05:27 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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