- Date
- March 17, 2017, 00:49 local (00:49 UTC)
- Place
- Sydney, Australia
- Injuries
- 19 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- VH-NRXSaab 340
- Defining event
- Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94879
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Factual 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.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-NRX
- Reported as
- Saab 340 (B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340B-291
- Engines
- General Electric CT7-9B, 1,950 horsepower, turbo propGeneral Electric CT7-9B, 1,950 horsepower, turbo prop
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown