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NTSB incident investigation · Saab 340 · Adelaide Aerodrome, Australia · October 8, 2025

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
October 8, 2025, 21:20 local (21:20 UTC)
Place
Adelaide Aerodrome, Australia
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
VH-ZPNSaab 340
Defining event
Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
GE Aerospace, Australia ATSB
Case key
201841

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Powerplant sys/comp malf/failTakeoff-rejected takeoffAll aircraft: 820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
VH-ZPN
Reported as
Saab 340 (B)
Category
Airplane
Engine
GE Aerospace CT7-9B, turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
REX Regional Express
Registered owner
REX Regional Express