# NTSB ENG17WA016: Saab 340, Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 17, 2017, 00:49 local (00:49 UTC)
- Place: Sydney, Australia
- Coordinates: -33.783054, 151.22055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-33.7831&lon=151.2206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 19 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG17WA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94879/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17WA016

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-NRX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 340B-291
- Engines: General Electric CT7-9B 1950 horsepower turbo prop; General Electric CT7-9B 1950 horsepower turbo prop
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown

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

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