Date:	Wednesday 4 April 1956
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Robby's Aircraft Repair Co Ltd
Registration:	VH-RAM
MSN:	DHA.201
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	McLaren Vale, City of Onkaparinga, South Australia -   Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	McLaren Vale, City of Onkaparinga, South Australia
Destination airport:

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-RAM, Robby's Aircraft Repair Co Ltd: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into a fence on take-off from McLaren Vale, City of Onkaparinga, South Australia 4.4.56. According to the summary from the DCA accident report at the time (see link #6)

"The aircraft failed to clear a fence on take-off. The cause was not determined. The pilot did not use the maximum take-off run available and the take-off run was probably less than the minimum prescribed".

Registration VH-RAM cancelled 22.9.59.

McLaren Vale is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the municipal seat at Noarlunga Centre.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/30457:vh-ram-1
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
5. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/Austmr.html
6. https://airwaysmuseum.com/Downloads/DCA%20accident%20reports%201956%20to%201968%20v2.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Vale,_South_Australia#History

c/no. DHA.201: Taken on charge as A17-200 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 16.12.40. To 9 EFTS RAAF Cunderdin, WA 1.1.41. To MMA Maylands, Perth, WA 15.3.43 for overhaul; upon completion, returned to 9 EFTS RAAF Cunderdin, WA 10.7.43. Withdrawn from service to storage reserve 9.1.45. Transferred to 86 OBU RAAF Cunderdin, WA 11.6.45 for long-term storage pending disposal. Put up for sale 6.12.45; to Care & Maintenance Unit 2.4.46.

Struck off charge when sold 2.12.46 for £75 to Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, Maylands, Perth; issued to them 9.12.46. Registered as VH-BBA (C of R 1216) 11.3.47 to Francis S Burt, Carnarvon, WA. Re-registered 17.3.51 to Robby\\\\'s Aircraft Repair Co Ltd, Parafield. Re-registered as VH-RAM 3.10.51 to same owner. Owner renamed Robby\\\\'s Aircraft Co Ltd in 1954.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into a fence on take-off from Maclaren Vale, SA 4.4.56. Registration VH-RAM cancelled 22.9.59.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Apr-2025 12:56	Dr. John Smith	Added
15-Apr-2025 16:54	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Apr-2025 09:38	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
16-May-2025 12:19	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, ]