Cessna 404 VH-OZO
11 March 2020 · Lockhart River, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 11 March 2020 at about 09:44 local time, a Cessna 404 registered VH-OZO was involved in an accident near Lockhart River, Australia. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lockhart River, Australia
- Coordinates
- -12.8300, 143.3569
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404
- Registration
- VH-OZO
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cairns → Lockhart River
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- WPR20WA107
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
The government of Australia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 404 airplane that occurred on March 11, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Australia.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2021 | Cessna 404 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | Richland Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Cessna 404 | Les Cayes, Haiti | Sarah Express Airways LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Dec 2014 | Cessna 404 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Apr 2010 | Cessna 404 | Ponce, United States | Policia de Puerto Rico | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2009 | Cessna 404 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2007 | Cessna 404 | Nakatsugawa, Japan | Showa Aviation Company | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2020 | Robinson R22 | McArthur River Mine, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Piper PA44 | Mangalore, Australia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Robinson R44 | Broome Aerodrome, Australia | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Aerospatiale AS350 | Bankstown Aerodrome, Australia | New South Wales Parks & Wildlife Service | Unknown | - |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Cessna 441 | Djugun, Australia | Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Robinson R44 | Tallong, Australia | - | Fatal | 2 |