ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74055
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| Date: | 24-JUN-2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Curtis Avaiation (NSW) Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-SDR |
| C/n / msn: | 83247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hoxton Park, Sydney, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camden (CDU/YSCN), NSW, Australia |
| Sydney |
Engine failure in cruise and subsequent forced landing at the former Olympin Equestrian site, touched down on soft ground and flipped over.
[VH-SDR (ex-RAF Tiger Moth T5528 c/no 83247) Served with RAAF retaining RAF serial. Registered VH-AKN 23/10/50 to 06/12/50. Registered VH-PCA 06/12/50 to 13/09/54. Crashed 20/08/54 near Bombala, NSW. Rebuilt from 1994, and Registered VH-SDR from 08/08/90.]
Sources:
The Moth, Enterprise # 143
https://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviation-questions/328295-tigermoth-crash.html
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-SDR.html
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a17.shtml
http://www.myaviation.net/search/search.php?view=®nr=VH-SDR
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p832.htm
Images:
Photo of VH-SDR courtesy AirHistory.net
Horsham (YHSM / HSM)
29 September 1991; (c) David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)
Related books:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2010 22:41 | Petro | Added |
| 02-Feb-2012 03:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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