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| Date: | Wednesday 19 November 2008 |
| Time: | 11:56 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Aeropower |
| Registration: | VH-PLJ |
| MSN: | 1280445D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 km from Murray Bridge, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During liveline platform operations, the helicopter became clipped the top phase conductor and subsequently collided with the terrain.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/AAIR/aair200807150.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2008 11:20 | harro | Added |
| 26-Nov-2008 10:29 | Anon. | Updated |
| 07-Dec-2008 10:49 | Anon. | Updated |
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