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| Date: | Monday 8 September 2025 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802A |
| Owner/operator: | Aerotech Group |
| Registration: | VH-ODX |
| MSN: | 802A-0243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-65AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yeelana, Eyre Peninsula, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cummins Airport (YCUS) |
| Cummins Airport (YCUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
There are reports of a light plane crash in Yeelana, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The cropduster crashed and the 36 year old pilot perished.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-08/light-plane-crash-yeelanna-eyre-peninsula/105749298
https://7news.com.au/news/sa/pilot-dies-after-crashing-crop-duster-plane-into-paddock-on-south-australias-eyre-peninsula-c-19950790
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2025/report/ao-2025-053
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YL2W5y1XCgY (registration)
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/668115-air-tractor-cropduster-crash-eyre-peninsula-sa.html (Registration)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2025 06:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Sep-2025 09:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2025 10:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Sep-2025 10:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Sep-2025 11:45 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2025 15:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 10-Sep-2025 05:24 | Aviatordude100 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 11-Sep-2025 05:01 | Aviatordude100 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Sep-2025 05:53 | Aviatordude100 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Oct-2025 08:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Oct-2025 11:00 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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