VH-AVZ · C195
Cessna Aircraft Company 195 · built 1948
Register facts: CASA Register of Civil Aircraft (open data, file dated October 1, 2026).
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Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1948 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VH-AVZ.
- November 22, 1946AccidentHull loss
On landing in Port Moresby, the brakes failed. The aircraft overran and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. It was performing a flight from Cape York-Higgins Field (Red Island, Queensland). Probable cause (official findings): Failure of the brake systems.