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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2003 | Robinson R44 | Mareeba Aerdrome, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Robinson R22 | Derby, Australia | Helimuster, Ltd. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Queensland, Australia | Gerald P. Mall | Fatal | 5 |
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