VH-BMU (2) Piper
PA-32-260 Cherokee
Six
(c/n 32-692)
Formerly N3771W, VH-BMU was registered in Australia in
September 1967 when it was still near
new. It flew for many years with
the Wimmera Aero Club at Nhill and in whose markings David
Carter photographed it
visiting Mascot in 1970. The aircraft was written off on
October 22, 1993
when it force landed
among trees in the Kilmore Gap near Wandong, Victoria. The engine
stopped
after a fuel tank ran
dry . Pilot, who was flying below the cloud base, had
insufficient height and time
to switch to a tank containing fuel. The occupants escaped
with minor injuries.