ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206115
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| Date: | Monday 12 November 1990 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HCR |
| MSN: | 5B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 11km NW of Coleambally, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | 11km NW of Coleambally, NSW |
| 11km NW of Coleambally, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following takeoff from an agricultural airstrip, the aircraft suffered a loss of power and a large quantity of oil from the engine spilled onto the windshield, obscuring the pilot's forward vision. The pilot attempted to return to the airstrip but touched down at a very slow speed in a paddock about 200 metres from the airstrip. During the landing roll, the aircraft entered an irrigation channel and tilted onto its nose, causing the engine to separate from the airframe. Fuel from the severed fuel line leaked onto the engine and exhaust pipe, and ignited. The pilot was able to vacate the aircraft before it was destroyed by fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000026/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28652/aair199000026.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 January 1990 | VH-HCR | 0 | 12km E of Griffith, NSW | |
sub | |
| 26 September 1995 | VH-HCR | 0 | 50km SW of Hay, NSW | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2018 09:03 | Pineapple | Added |
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