Lancair IV VH-CIV
20 December 2002 · Geelong, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 2002 at about 20:30 local time, a Lancair IV registered VH-CIV, operated by Doug Hegarty, was involved in an accident near Geelong, Australia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Geelong, Australia
- Coordinates
- -38.1458, 144.6245
- Aircraft
- Lancair IV
- Registration
- VH-CIV
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Doug Hegarty
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Point Cook → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- SEA03WA030
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2004 | Lancair IV-P | Novalato, Mexico | Jesus Leal Briceno | Fatal | 3 |
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| 30 Aug 2015 | Lancair IV | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 2017 | Lancair IV | Grenaa, Denmark | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2019 | Lancair IV | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2021 | Lancair IV | Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2002 | Bell 206B (II) | Dhoyntji, Australia | Laynhapuy Homelands Assoc Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 May 2002 | Hughes 369E | Tiers, Tasmania, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2002 | Boeing 737-800 | Darwin, Australia | Virgin Blue | Unknown | - |
| 4 Oct 2002 | Boeing 717-200 | Launceton, Australia | Impulse Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 24 Nov 2002 | Boeing 717 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | Impulse Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Piper CHIEFTAIN | Australia, Australia | - | Unknown | - |