# NTSB ENG18RA018: Cessna 441, Broome, Australia, Australia, March 2, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 2, 2018, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Broome, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -18.09111, 122.577224
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-18.0911&lon=122.5772&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: 10 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18RA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96836/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18RA018

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Cessna 441 which occurred on March 2, 2018. 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. 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-LBY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4410023
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- 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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