Rockwell 500S VH-YJB
1 August 2007 · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 1 August 2007 at about 00:59 local time, a Rockwell 500S registered VH-YJB was involved in an accident near Melbourne, VIC, 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 00:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 500S
- Registration
- VH-YJB
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Melbourne → Shepparton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- LAX07WA239
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.
Other Rockwell 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2008 | Rockwell 500-S | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | United States Department of Commerce | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2011 | Rockwell 500-S | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | United States Department of Commerce | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2002 | Rockwell 500-S | Baker City, Oregon, United States | Richard W. Boehlke | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2002 | Rockwell 500S | Exeter, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 2002 | Rockwell 500-S | Jackson, Alabama, United States | Air Carriers, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2007 | Robinson R-44 | Westgate Bridge, Australia | Helicopter Flight Centre | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 2007 | Beechcraft B200 | Broome, Australia, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 23 Feb 2007 | RV-4 | Officer South, Australia | Stephen Ayres | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Nov 2007 | Cessna 337G | Inverloch, Australia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 May 2007 | Beechcraft 200 | Victoria, Australia | Cleary Bros (Bombo) PTY Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2007 | Israel 1124 | Darwin, Australia | Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd. | No injuries | - |