Fletcher FU-24 crash, Nov 29, 1989 (1 killed), Frogmore
Fletcher FU-24 accident on November 29, 1989 near Frogmore, New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was over its maximum...
- Date: November 29, 1989
- Aircraft: Fletcher FU-24
- Location: Frogmore, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was over its maximum takeoff weight and the pilot, who may have been unaware of or had forgotten the powerlines, flew into them while descending down the valley.
A Fletcher FU-24 (VH-HTB) spreading superphosphate near Frogmore, New South Wales, struck high voltage powerlines shortly after takeoff on 29 November 1989 and the pilot was killed. The aircraft was destroyed.