Saab 340 VH-NRX
17 March 2017 · Sydney, Australia · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 2017 at about 00:49 local time, a Saab 340 registered VH-NRX was involved in an incident near Sydney, Australia. 19 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:49
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Coordinates
- -33.7831, 151.2206
- Aircraft
- Saab 340
- Registration
- VH-NRX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- ENG17WA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Saab 340B which occurred on March 17, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the airplane engines. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Saab 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2017 | Saab 340 | Dubbo, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Saab 340 | Freeport, Bahamas | Western Air Limited | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2019 | Saab 340 | Merimbula, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Saab 340 | Mangrove Cay, Bahamas | Skybahamas Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Saab 340 | Sydney, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Saab 340 | South Melbourne, Australia | Rex Airlines | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2017 | Boeing 737 | Adelaide, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Robinson R22 BETA | Cloncurry, Australia | GARLAND, Rankin Lou | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Socata TB10 | Suttontown, Australia | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Bell 206B | Emerald Aerodrome, Australia | Helistar Aviation PTY Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2017 | Boeing 737 | Brisbane, Australia | Virgin Australia | Unknown | - |
| 8 Aug 2017 | Embraer EMB135 | Middlemount, Australia | JetGo | No injuries | - |