The aircraft had been flown on the morning of the accident from
Coonabarabran to the agricultural strip at "Lumley", near
Coonamble, to engage in spraying operations. Finding that the
loader had not arrived, the pilot decided to take off and look for
the vehicle with the object of directing the driver to the strip.
At about this time the driver was entering the "Lumley" property
and the pilot flew low over the loader in the direction of the
airstrip. He did not see the power transmission lines across the
flight path of the aircraft at a height of some 30 feet above the
ground until the aircraft was about to strike them. The aircraft
contacted the wires with the main undercarriage, decelerated and
struck the ground with the nose and right wing before coming to
rest inverted. Fire broke out immediately on ground impact but the
pilot was able to evacuate the aircraft before it was destroyed by
fire.
