Cessna 188 VH-KZF

Summary

On 14 September 2010 at about 07:45 local time, a Cessna 188 registered VH-KZF, operated by Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD, was involved in an accident near Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 September 2010 at 07:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

-28.8167, 115.0167

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

VH-KZF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR10WA460

1 person died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 14, 2010, at 0745 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 188 Agwagon, VH-KZF, collided with terrain during takeoff for an aerial application flight near Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia. The airplane was operated by Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD. The pilot was killed and the airplane substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.