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Glasair SH-2FT VH-HRG

19 July 2015 · Wedderburn, Australia · Fatal

Summary

On 19 July 2015 at about 17:00 local time, a Glasair SH-2FT registered VH-HRG was involved in an accident near Wedderburn, Australia. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Wedderburn, Australia
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Glasair SH-2FT
Registration
VH-HRG
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
NTSB number
WPR15WA224

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 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 July 19, 2015 about 1700 local time, an amateur built Glasair SH-2FT, Australian registration VH-HRG, collided with terrain near Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot 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.

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