Date:	Wednesday 7 March 1956
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Frederick N Robinson & Hurtle Wicks
Registration:	VH-BQB
MSN:	DHA.380
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Mardan, South Gippsland, Victoria -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Morwell, Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, Victoria
Destination airport:	Mardan, South Gippsland, Victoria

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-BQB, Frederick N Robinson & Hurtle Wicks, Morwell, Victoria: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Mardan, South Gippsland, Victoria 7.3.56. Aircraft was engaged in agricultural (crop spraying/top dressing) operations. According to the summary from the DCA Report into the incident

"On landing, the aircraft overshot, and, whilst executing a baulked approach, struck an obstruction and nosed over. Having misjudged the approach, the pilot delayed the overshoot procedure beyond the stage where the aircraft could out-climb obstructions".

Registration VH-BQB cancelled 24.1.57.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://airwaysmuseum.com/Downloads/DCA%20accident%20reports%201956%20to%201968%20v2.pdf
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/12517:vh-bqb-1
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
6. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BQB.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_South_Gippsland_(former)

c/no. DHA.380: Taken on charge as A17-345 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 11.5.41. To Station HQ RAAF Canberra, Canberra, ACT 27.5.41 for storage. Aircraft was a Gift from Queensland Round Table Club. To CFS RAAF Camden, NSW 16.8.41. To 2 EFTS RAAF Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland 29.9.41. Crashed into fence at RAAF Archerfield 24.10.41; to Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Archerfield 13.12.41 for repairs. Upon completion, to 3 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Amberley, Queensland 4.8.42. To 1 AOS Cootamundra, NSW 17.8.42 for storage. To 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 7.12.42. Ferried to 1 CU RAAF Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria 20.9.44 and converted to instructional airframe No.8 for 1 Engineering School RAAF Ascot Vale. Write-off approved 14.5.46; to DAP for disposal 24.2.48.

Struck off charge when sold 26.8.49. Registered VH-BQB (C of R 2241) 25.10.54 to William Tanner & Co, Mirboo, Victoria; (registered with c/no. "345" [sic]**). One source (see link #3) states that VH-BQB crashed at Mallacoota, Victoria on 13.2.55. Re-registered 18.4.55 to Frederick N Robinson & Hurtle Wicks, Morwell, Victoria.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Mardan, South Gippsland Victoria 7.3.56. Registration VH-BQB cancelled 24.1.57.

**Note: C/no 345 was Tiger Moth A17-326, which crashed 17.11.42 (see separate ASN entry)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Apr-2025 18:50	Dr. John Smith	Added