Cessna 172 VH-TKI

Summary

On 29 October 2012 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered VH-TKI was involved in an accident near Ballarat, Australia, Australia. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 October 2012 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ballarat, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

VH-TKI

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR13WA030

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 October 29, 2012, at 1300 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172N, VH-TKI, operated by a private individual under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia, collided with a wire while on approach for landing near Ballarat Aerodrome, Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and one passenger were seriously injured. Another passenger was fatally injured. 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.