| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-BJC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| C/n (msn): | 30-728YPPF |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Adelaide - ParafieldMap |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPPF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 339930 |
| Photo Comment |
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Crashed near Tottenham, NSW, on November 24, 1969. A propeller blade snapped off while in flight. The resulting imbalance tore the engine from its mount but it failed to detach from the wing. The drag from the engine hanging down put VH-BJC into a fatal flat spin. The blade had failed due to corrosion This photo is copyright © Geoff Goodall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 February 2021, and has since been viewed 190 times. |