Cessna 182 VH-CWQ

Summary

On 4 June 2012 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered VH-CWQ was involved in an accident near Coonabarabran, 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

4 June 2012 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coonabarabran, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

VH-CWQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walgett → Mudgee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR12WA249

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 June 4, 2012, at 1200 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 182Q, VH-CWQ, was reported missing and subsequently located near Coonabarabran, Australia. The aircraft was registered to and operated by a private individual under the pertinent civil regulations of Australia. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane collided with the terrain and was substantially damaged by impact forces and a post accident fire. 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.