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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Australian Army |
| Registration: | A14-702 |
| MSN: | 725 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Point Cook RAAF Base, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Point Cook RAAF Base, VIC |
Stalled on low level handling display, crashed and caught fire. Pilot David Charles Groves died from injuries
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/725.htm
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//3a14.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2010 05:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:55 | harro | Updated [Operator, ] |
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