ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63538
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1970 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  CPC Fletcher FU-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Hazair Agricultural Services Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-EOB |
| MSN: | 45 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 17 mi SE of Cowra, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cowra, NSW |
| Cowra, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed 17 miles SE of Cowra, NSW 26/03/1970: The aircraft was spreading superphosphate in undulating country to the south of the Wyangala Dam. The section being treated was approximately one mile distant from the strip. The pilot had completed three sorties since commencing operations on the morning of the accident.
After the fourth load had been spread, the aircraft was heard returning to the strip when the engine noise suddenly ceased and simultaneously a loud thud was heard by two loader drivers at the strip. The aircraft had crashed in the spreading area, striking the ground in a very steep nose down attitude.
There were no witnesses to the flight path of the aircraft immediately prior to the impact and examination of the wreckage did not reveal any malfunction which may have caused or contributed to the accident.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1970/aair/aair197001264.aspx
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-EOB.html
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWFletcher.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Apr-2011 11:37 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2013 13:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2013 13:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Apr-2014 15:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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