# NTSB DCA15WA181: Swearingen SA227, Thangool, Australia, September 1, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 1, 2015
- Place: Thangool, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91918/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA181

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Fairchild SA227 airplane, which occurred on September 01, 2015. 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 Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-HPE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA227 (DC)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: DC-823B
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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