Summary
On 31st July, 1969 at 1416 hours EST a Cessna 182K aircraft, registered VH-DVN, crashed into the waters of the Burrendong Dam, twelve miles south-east of Wellington, New South Wales. The bodies of two of the four occupants of the aircraft were recovered but the bodies of the other two occupants and the aircraft itself could not be located.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | 196901157 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 31/07/1969 |
| Location | Burrendong Dam |
| Report release date | 25/04/1970 |
| Report status | Final |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Collision with terrain |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| Highest injury level | Fatal |
Aircraft details
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company |
|---|---|
| Model | 182 |
| Registration | VH-DVN |
| Operation type | Private |
| Departure point | Bodangora airstrip near Wellington NSW |
| Destination | Bankstown NSW |
| Damage | Destroyed |