ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71291
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| Date: | Sunday 10 January 2010 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-ACR |
| MSN: | 28-20845 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Old South Rd, Mittagong, southern highlands of NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mittagong, NSW (YMTG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was forced to land in a vineyard, after it clipped trees shortly after taking off from Mittagong airport (YMTG) on 10 January 2010. All four occupants survived with minor injuries.
Sources:
1. http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2010/01/10/Four_escape_after_emergency_jet_landing_415935.html
2. http://www.optuszoo.com.au/regional_news/79548/illawarra/light-plane-makes-emergency-landing.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://bowral.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/light-plane-crash-at-mittagong/1722061.aspx]
4. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/ACR
5. http://www.aeroclub.net.au/queryac.php?id=177&expand=ACR
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittagong
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1988 | VH-ACR | 0 | Kingaroy Airport (YKRY), Kingaroy, QLD | |
sub | |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2010 19:38 | RobertMB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2010 19:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 10-Jan-2010 06:12 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport] |
| 10-Jan-2010 06:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2010 15:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Apr-2014 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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