Date:	Monday 3 February 1958
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	H. Oshsner, Radium Hill, SA
Registration:	VH-FBN
MSN:	DHA.310/T73
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Radium Hill, South Australia -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Radium Hill, South Australia
Destination airport:

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-FBN, H. Oshsner, Radium Hill, SA; Written off (destroyed) 3.8.58 when crashed near Radium Hill, South Australia. According to the summary of the DCA report into the incident

"During a forced landing due to engine failure caused by fuel starvation, the aircraft stalled and struck the ground out of control."

Ex-A17-291, VH-AKL, VH-RSD. Registration VH-FBN cancelled 3.8.58 (same day) as "damaged beyond repair"

Radium Hill is a former mine site in South Australia which operated from 1906 until 1961. It was Australia's first uranium mine

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://airwaysmuseum.com/Downloads/DCA%20accident%20reports%201956%20to%201968%20v2.pdf
3. As VH-FBN 1958: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/17722:vh-fbn-1
4. As VH-AKL 1950-1956: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/9869:vh-akl-2
5. As VH-RSD 1956-1958: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/31576:vh-rsd-1
6. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/VH-FBN.html
7. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/vh-akl.html
8. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-RSD%282%29.html
9. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
10. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Hill
.

c/no. DHA.310: Taken on charge as A17-291 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 17.3.41. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora, NSW 17.5.41. To De Havilland Australia, Mascot, Sydney, NSW 10.3.43 for overhaul (DHA No T73). Upon completion, delivered to 2 Aircraft Park. To 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 17.5.43. To 11 EFTS RAAF Benalla, Victoria 26.5.43. Withdrawn from service to storage reserve 25.7.45. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit at RAAF Benalla, Victoria 1.3.46 for long-term storage pending disposal. Put up for sale 7.6.46.

Struck off charge when sold 6.9.46 for £100 to Association of Australian Aero Clubs, Sydney, NSW; issued to them 23.9.46. Registered as VH-AKL (C of R 1713) 7.7.50 to Royal Aero Club of NSW, Bankstown. Re-registered as VH-RSD 20.6.56 to same owner. Re-registered VH-FBN 6.2.58 to Joseph H Bowden, Kogarah, NSW. Re-registered (still as VH-FBN) 31.7.58 to H Oshsner, Radium Hill, SA.

Written off (destroyed) 3.8.58 when crashed near Radium Hill, South Australia. Registration VH-FBN cancelled 3.8.58.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Apr-2025 12:38	Dr. John Smith	Added
02-May-2025 07:01	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]