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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Air-Rep Service P/L WA |
| Registration: | VH-FDS |
| MSN: | 5007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trefoil Island, TAS -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Smithton (SIO/YSMI) |
| Trefoil Island (YTRF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Swung to starboard on landing and ran off the strip into scrub, both main undercarriage legs torn off and engines damaged.
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1103118/
http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 21:27 | TB | Added |
| 26-Oct-2012 10:52 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2014 12:28 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2014 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2015 18:51 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 12:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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