AIRCRAFT DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY CYCLONE TRACY
AT DARWIN IN DECEMBER 1974
WRITE-OFF
|
TYPE
|
IDENTITY
|
C/N
|
SOURCES
|
|
Auster
J5B
|
VH-ACL
|
2946
|
42
|
|
Beech
K35
|
VH-WKT
|
D5959
|
42
|
|
Beech
58
|
VH-MTJ
|
TH134
|
42
|
|
Beech
95-B55
|
VH-SQL
|
TC1333
|
42
|
|
Cessna
172C
|
VH-RHF
|
56933
|
42
|
|
Cessna
172D
|
VH-RKP
|
49683
|
42
|
|
Cessna
172K
|
VH-SKX
|
57580
|
42
|
|
Cessna
182G
|
VH-AVM
|
55690
|
42
|
|
Cessna
182K
|
VH-KOG
|
57742
|
42
|
|
Cessna
182P
|
VH-WTT
|
62757
|
42
|
|
Cessna
P206
|
VH-SYD
|
00039
|
42
|
|
Cessna
P206A
|
VH-RPU
|
00186
|
42
|
|
Cessna
U206
|
VH-DIG
|
00361
|
42
|
|
Cessna
210A
|
VH-RBE
|
57672
|
42
|
|
Cessna
402
|
VH-SIV
|
0263
|
42
|
|
DH82A
Tiger Moth
|
VH-BGX
|
T222
|
42
|
|
DHC-1
T10 Chipmunk
|
VH-KJM
|
DHB/F/51
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA23-250
|
VH-CUX
|
4454
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA24-250
|
VH-MIF
|
2570
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA28-140
|
VH-PDP
|
24095
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA28-140
|
VH-PDR
|
23795
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA32-300
|
VH-ECO
|
7440048
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA32-300
|
VH-PPV
|
40233
|
42
|
|
Piper
PA32-300
|
VH-UPY
|
7440124
|
42
|
|
Mooney
M20E
|
D-EHNI
|
4351
|
42
|
|
Douglas
DC-3
|
PK-RDB
|
16147/32895
|
42
|
|
Douglas
C-47
|
A65-104
|
16547/33295
|
Note
1
|
| UH-1B Iroquois | A2-721 | 721 |
Note
1
|
POSSIBLE WRITE-OFF
|
TYPE
|
IDENTITY
|
C/N
|
SOURCES
|
|
Beech
A36
|
VH-SQN
|
E215
|
42
|
|
Cessna
172M
|
VH-RFH
|
62015
|
42
|
|
Cessna
U206F
|
VH-FGN
|
01935
|
42
|
|
Cessna
210A
|
VH-RHT
|
57623
|
42
|
|
Cessna
310H
|
VH-PRC
|
0043
|
42
|
| Cessna 310J |
VH-PKY
|
0072
|
42
|
| Victa 115 |
VH-APV
|
143
|
42
|
| DH104 Dove |
PK-LEA
|
04313
|
42
|
| Cessna 411 |
RP-C1077
|
411-0171
|
42
|
DAMAGED
|
TYPE
|
IDENTITY
|
C/N
|
SOURCES
|
|
DH104
Dove
|
VH-DHE
|
04471
|
43
|
| DH104 Dove |
VH-DHH
|
04499
|
43
|
| DH104 Dove |
VH-DHN
|
04486
|
43
|
| DH104 Dove |
VH-DHA
|
04514
|
43
|
| F-27F | PK-VFM | 96 |
44
|
Approximately 24 aircraft were damaged.
NOTES
|
1
|
Dakota
A65-104 and Iroquois A2-721 were chocked and chained to the floor of Hangar
124 because there were no pilots to fly them out. (Source: 38, 39 &
40) When the eye of the cyclone arrived at 0350 hours, a quick inspection revealed that "A65-104 was not in the hangar, having broken the tie-down chains and been blown down to the roadway adjacent to the Officer Commanding's married quarter. Damaged was provisionally assessed as Cat 5. A2-721 had also broken its chains, and had moved several feet, but was assessed as about Cat 3 or 4. The tie-down chains were replaced and this aircraft was again secured." (Source: 40) When the winds resumed the hangar roof collapsed on top of A2-721. |
|
ISSUE
|
DATE
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REMARKS |
|
4
|
29JAN12
|
Added more detail on the damage to Dakota A65-104 and Iroquois A2-721 (See Note 1). Also centralised table of sources on main list. |
|
3
|
28JAN12
|
Added Iroquois A2-721 and F-27F PK-VFM |
|
2
|
22JAN12
|
Added a table of aircraft damaged. |
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1
|
15JAN12
|
Original. |