PA-31 VH-WZY Lip-Air Pty Ltd (Aero Tropic)

[Sensible Garage]

Type : PA31 ¦ C/n : 31-302 ¦ Lineno : ¦ F/f :
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78 VH-KJS Pioneer Airways
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290895 VH-WZY Wingz North Aviation Pty Ltd
100299 VH-WZY Lip-Air Pty Ltd (Aero Tropic)
?? W/O No details. Cancelled 07aug2002.
PROBLEM Reportedly a fuel pump was changed 13aug2002!

anybody any info on this airframe?
thanks

[nasa]

SG What & Why

[international hog driver]

YMI some time last year or early this year, cant really remember
long landing and salt water.

These things happen.

[Sensible Garage]

thanks

IHD,
thanks for your help
do you know the location and if the Chieftain was repaired or totalled

[Torres]

Navajo, not Chieftan. Accident occurred at Yam Island(?)

[Elk McPherson]

Is that the A/C that had the nosewheel retracted during runups?

[nungry]

Elk - negative - that was a CYA Navajo. The one in question ran off the end of Yam Island in the Torres Straits.

[Mainframe]

Elk and Nungry
The CYA Navajo's nose gear retracted as a result of pilot initiative.

Pilot moved on to a nearby Cairns operator.

The Navajo ex YYMI landing over-run incident was a total loss, last seen loaded on a truck and heading out of Cairns.

Aircraft fuselage severely damaged, partially stripped for salvageable parts, wings, spar attach area for undercarriage damaged, nosewheel possibly still in mangrove swamp at YYMI.

Not a likely prospect for a rebuild

[Sensible Garage]

date?

thanks for the info, was the dip in the water at 07aug02? or earlier?