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Cessna U206-G VH-WAV

15 September 2013 · Croydon, Australia · Fatal

Summary

On 15 September 2013 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna U206-G registered VH-WAV was involved in an accident near Croydon, 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Croydon, Australia
Coordinates
-19.4725, 143.2053
Aircraft
Cessna U206-G
Registration
VH-WAV
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
WPR13WA410

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 15, 2013, about 1530 Eastern standard time, an Australian registered Cessna 206, VH-WAV, impacted terrain about 95 miles Southeast of Croydon, Queensland, Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the ATSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau: 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.

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no coordinates
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All 469 records in Australia