What happened
On September 7, 2018, at approximately 1933 UTC, a Yakovlev YAK-9UM, registration VH-YIX, crashed into terrain during a local flight departing from Latrobe Valley Airport in Victoria, Australia. The aircraft was being operated by a private individual under Australian civil regulations. The impact resulted in 1 fatality for the pilot in command. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the accident.