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Old 29th Oct 2017, 15:50
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pithblot
 
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I think there was a fatal crash of a Queenair near Roma in the seventies due to a fuel leak near the augmentor. The wing caught fire on take off and by the time the pilot attempted to turn back it has burnt through the spar causing it to crash
Perhaps VH-CMI, the Connair accident at Alice Springs ?

A former Chief Pilot of Connair told me the time between the engine failure and wing separation was very quick....those old accident reports were a great learning resource - professional and detailed.
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