Cessna 208B VH-NWJ
7 January 2024 · Lizard Island, Australia · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 January 2024 at about 21:07 local time, a Cessna 208B registered VH-NWJ was involved in an accident near Lizard Island, Australia. 10 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 21:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lizard Island, Australia
- Coordinates
- -14.6728, 145.4542
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- VH-NWJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lizard Island → Cairns Aerodrome
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- GAA24WA067
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2024 | Cessna 208 | Puerto Escondido, Mexico | WIN WIN Aviation Inc | Fatal | - |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Cessna 208 | Gap-tallard, France | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2024 | Cessna 208 | Migori, Kenya | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Cessna 208B | Spa, Belgium, Belgium | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Cessna 208B | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2024 | Cessna 208 | Whitewright, Texas, United States | Skydive Spaceland Dallas | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2024 | Beechcraft E55 | Cowra, Australia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Bourke, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Robinson R22 | Curtin, Australia | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Air Tractor AT-502 | West Wyalong, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Cessna 172 | Brownlow Hill, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Viking Air DHC-2 MK 1 | Whitehaven, Australia | - | No injuries | - |