ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215173
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| Date: | Friday 7 September 2018 |
| Time: | 14:32 LT |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-9UM |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-YIX |
| MSN: | 0470409 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 19 km WNW of Latrobe Regional Airport, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Latrobe Regional Airport, VIC (TGN/YLTV) |
| Latrobe Regional Airport, VIC (TGN/YLTV) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Yakovlev Yak-9UM aeroplane, registered VH-YIX, departed Latrobe Regional Airport, Australia, for a local private flight. The aircraft was observed by witnesses to the north of Moe, Victoria performing aerobatic manoeuvers. A short time later the aircraft impacted the ground in a steep nose‑down attitude, fatally injuring the pilot and destroying the aircraft.
Contributing factors:
- While conducting aerobatic manoeuvers, the aircraft entered a spin and impacted terrain.
- The pilot initiated aerobatics lower than his flight activity endorsement permitted and well below the height required to safely recover the YAK 9 from a spin.
- The pilot had limited experience and recency in the YAK 9 and had not previously conducted aerobatics in the aircraft. He was therefore likely unaware of its unique handling characteristics and not adequately prepared to conduct the solo aerobatic flight.
Other factors that increased risk:
- The rear canopy was unsecured before take-off and consequently separated from the aircraft during flight. This increased the risk of damage to aircraft structure, distraction of the pilot and possibly adverse handling qualities.
- Post-accident examination of the aircraft identified incomplete maintenance practices, including inadequate airframe anti‑corrosion measures and insecure primary flight controls and seat fasteners.
- The aircraft was operated without the maintenance release or the flight manual, which deprived the pilot of important operational and maintenance‑related information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://m.facebook.com/atsbgovau/photos/a.1655527014665323/2171676679717018/?type=3&theater
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/police-investigating-light-plane-crash-in-country-victoria/news-story/6d149767b82c36242c20c2eff4f0d244
https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/cjlrkvnin000x0it2v8uci5ew/attempted-murderers-almost-blow-themselves-up-in-calwell-shooting
Data________________________
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=YIX&field_ar_serial=
Previous incident of VH-YIX, 2015 : https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179310
ATSB_______________________
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2018/aair/ao-2018-061/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 2015 | VH-YIX | Ganot Pty Ltd | 0 | Tyabb Airport, Tyabb, VIC | |
sub |
Images:
Photo: Robert Frola, 15 March 2009
Avalon, Victoria, 27MAR2007
Photo: ATSB
Media:
#BREAKING: A light plane has crashed at Tanjil South in Gippsland. @IzaStaskowski is LIVE. #9News pic.twitter.com/xxYnrGBoyY
— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) 7 septembre 2018
The ATSB is investigating the fatal accident of a Yakovlev Yak-9UM warbird aircraft, which occurred near Moe, Victoria, on Friday afternoon. Initial information is the aircraft collided with terrain approx 20km west of Latrobe Valley Airport. Read more: https://t.co/Wd3Yht7RgX pic.twitter.com/MyLTAGYK8n
— ATSB (@atsbinfo) 7 septembre 2018
Australia - The Yak-9 aircraft crashed in a paddock near Moe-Rawson Road, Tanjil South in Gippsland, about 2.35pm. The single occupant died at the scene.https://t.co/ds4c1BeTEU pic.twitter.com/zFgFahl5B8
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 7 septembre 2018
Pilot dies in Yak-9 plane crash east of Melbourne.https://t.co/a4surZBGeN via @ABCNews pic.twitter.com/JLqTF4T4eh
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 7 septembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2018 07:15 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time] |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code] |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2018 09:28 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Photo] |
| 07-Sep-2018 09:31 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Sep-2018 11:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Sep-2018 11:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
| 07-Sep-2018 16:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:39 | Libfan | Updated [Photo] |
| 15-Nov-2018 11:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2020 08:24 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Jun-2020 08:33 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Accident report, ] |
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