The investigation revealed that the undercarriage had been in the fully retracted position when the aircraft made contact with the strip.

At about 1730 hours EST on 5 October, 1975, a hang glider which was being operated as a towed kite sustained a structural failure in flight and crashed on a farm property near Brim, Victoria. The kite was under tow by a motor car at the time of the occurrence. The pilot was killed and the kite virtually destroyed in the accident. There was no injury to any other person and no damage to property.

At approximately 0218 hours Eastern Standard Time on 10 May 1975, Bristol 170 Mark 21/A1 aircraft registered VH-SJQ, entered the sea near Cape Paterson, Victoria. The cause of the accident has not been determined.

The cause of the accident was that the parachutist, for reasons which have not been determined, did not control his descent so as to avoid landing on an unsuitable area.

A detailed examination of the wreckage disclosed no evidence of any pre-existing defect or malfunction of the aircraft which may have contributed to the accident.

Speed and height were lost and the aircraft collided with trees, struck the ground and came to rest in the water at the edge of the lake.

Student pilot outside training area made low pass over property. Aircraft struck power lines-pitched to ground.

The glider turned to the right and the angle of bank continued to increase until the wings were near vertical. The nose dropped rapidly and the glider assumed a nose down inverted attitude. As it dived towards the ground the attitude changed and the glider finally assumed a steep nose down Inverted attitude until it struck the ground.

The pilot lost control of the glider during a turn and recovery could not be effected in the height available. The probable cause of the loss of control was that buffet, induced by aileron flutter, masked the pre-stall buffet which normally provides stall warning.

The cause of the accident was that the pilot did not maintain an adequate margin of airspeed in the conditions that prevailed.