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| Date: | Monday 11 February 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Super Spread Aviation P/L |
| Registration: | VH-IDT |
| MSN: | 1559 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Flowerdale, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Flowerdale, VIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Pilot Don Sowman killed.
Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/id820.htm
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-IDT.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Aug-2011 13:19 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2014 02:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2014 19:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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