Beechcraft B200 VH-ZCR

Summary

On 20 February 2017 at about 21:59 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered VH-ZCR was involved in an accident near Melbourne, Australia. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 February 2017 at 21:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Coordinates

-37.7344, 144.9050

Aircraft

Beechcraft B200

Registration

VH-ZCR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Essendon → Currie

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN17RA106

5 people 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 20, 2017, at 2159 hours universal coordinated time (0859 hours Australian eastern daylight time on February 21, 2017), a Raytheon model B200 (King Air) airplane, Australian registration VH-ZCR, impacted a building and roadway shortly after takeoff from runway 17 (4,934 feet by 148 feet, asphalt) at Melbourne/Essendon Airport (YMEN), Victoria, Australia. A post-impact fire ensued. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The intended destination was the King Island Airport (YKII), Currie, Tasmania, Australia.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau PO Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608 Tel: +61 2 6257 4150 Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au Email: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.