ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188620
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| Date: | 12-JUL-2016 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Crown Point Pastoral Company Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-RXU |
| C/n / msn: | 15066748 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Crown Station (185km NNW of Oodnadatta, South Australia) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | New Crown Station (YNCS) |
| New Crown Station (YNCS) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
The aircraft crashed while conducting livestock spotting operations. A member of the stock mustering team on the ground heard the aircraft impact terrain. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/fatal-gyrocopter-crash-in-far-north#.V4R_-v3r1ZS]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-12/nt-man-dies-in-light-plane-crash/7621962?section=nt
http://www.theflindersnews.com.au/story/4027768/fatal-plane-crash-in-far-north/
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=crown+point+pastoral&vh=&field_ar_serial=
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2016/aair/ao-2016-074/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2016 06:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jul-2016 10:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 13-Jul-2016 07:21 | PeterK | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2016 06:06 | Kardz | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Plane category] |
| 18-Jul-2016 15:38 | kardo | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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