No fatalities

1979-07-25: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (VH-AAH) — Aerial Agriculture — Yarrowitch, Australia

Yarrowitch, AustraliaFlight

On July 25, 1979, a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (registration VH-AAH) operated by Aerial Agriculture was involved in an aviation accident near Yarrowitch, Australia in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A single-engine aircraft involved in a crop spraying mission crashed near Yarrowitch, resulting in no fatalities but significant damage to the plane.

What happened

During a routine agricultural operation in Yarrowitch, a small aircraft crashed while performing crop spraying duties. The flight was being operated by a single pilot who was the only occupant on board at the time of the incident. As the mission was being completed, the aircraft went down under conditions that remain unidentified.

Following the impact, rescue efforts were successful in locating and extracting the pilot from the wreckage. While the individual was rescued, the aircraft sustained damage so extensive that it was declared a total loss.

Findings

At this stage of the investigation, the specific sequence of events leading to the crash is not yet determined. The circumstances surrounding the descent and subsequent impact of the aircraft type remain unknown to investigators.