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Cessna 172G VH-RPI

14 March 2003 · Trefoil Island, Australia · Fatal

Summary

On 14 March 2003 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 172G registered VH-RPI, operated by Smithton Aerial Services, was involved in an accident near Trefoil Island, Australia. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Trefoil Island, Australia
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172G
Registration
VH-RPI
Category
Airplane
Operator
Smithton Aerial Services
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Trefoil → Wynyard
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
SEA03WA048

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 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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