Cessna 182K, VH-DVN, Burrendong Dam, NSW, 31 July 1969

196901157

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