New South Wales
At about 1330 hours on 21st January, 1961, Cessna 180 aircraft VH-TTU stalled and crashed in mountainous terrain 7 miles south-east of Tumut, New South Wales.
The aircraft, owned and operated "by Tumut Air Taxi Service Pty.Ltd., was being flown by William Edward Gill on aerial agricultural operations spreading superphosphate. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was killed.
The aircraft disintegrated on impact and was further damaged by fire. A substantial acreage of bushland was destroyed.
