VH-PAT · C172
Cessna Aircraft Company 172M · built 1974
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 1974 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VH-PAT.
- April 8, 1961Accident
While cruising at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the crew informed ground about an in-flight fire and elected to divert to Bereina for an emergency landing. As the crew was unable to extinguish the fire, the airplane landed on fire and came to rest in flames.