- Date
- October 17, 2012, 09:45 local (09:45 UTC)
- Place
- Canberra, Australia
- Damage
- No damage
- Aircraft
- VH-VXBBoeing 737
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85434
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Factual narrative
On October 17, 2012, about 2045 local time, a Boeing 737-838, registration VH-VXB, descended below the assigned altitude and below the minimum safe altitude for the area of operation. Air traffic control received a minimum safe altitude warning. The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Inquiries regarding this incident should be directed to: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-VXB
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (838)
- Serial number
- 30101
- Damage
- No damage
- Operator
- Qantas Airways Limited
- Departed
- YPAD · Adelaide
- Destination
- YSCB · Canberra
- Flight plan
- Unknown