Cessna 310R VH-XGX

Summary

On 5 February 2011 at about 12:55 local time, a Cessna 310R registered VH-XGX, operated by Private Individual, was involved in an accident near Bathurst Island, 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

5 February 2011 at 12:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Bathurst Island, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

-11.7667, 130.6167

Aircraft

Cessna 310R

Registration

VH-XGX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Private Individual

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bathurst Island → Darwin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR11WA129

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 February 5, 2011, at 1255 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 310R, VH-XGX, operated by a private individual, collided with terrain near Bathurst Island, Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. 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 www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.