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| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 2024 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Bacchus Marsh Aero Club |
| Registration: | VH-EYU |
| MSN: | 15075559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bacchus Marsh Airport, VIC (YBSS) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bacchus Marsh Airport (YBSS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A light plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Bacchus Marsh Airport under unknown circumstances in a paddock. The pilot died in the crash. The airplane was destroyed.
"Witnesses reported that shortly after taking-off and during initial climb, the aircraft descended and collided with terrain in a paddock adjacent to the airport. The pilot sustained fatal injuries." - ATSB
Report Pending
Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/light-plane-crash-west-melbourne-bacchus-marsh/44fb386c-0c84-4264-8dc7-1ef1fb2e95b8
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-22/plane-crash-bacchus-marsh-aerodrome/104501824
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2024-053
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2024 05:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Oct-2024 05:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 22-Oct-2024 06:27 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 22-Oct-2024 06:29 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 04-Nov-2024 07:33 | TMCK001 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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