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NTSB accident investigation · Vans RV7A · Columbia, Australia · April 22, 2021

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 23, 2021, 09:52 local (Apr 22, 2021, 23:52 UTC)
Place
Columbia, Australia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-XWIVans RV7A
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
102980

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
VH-XWI
Reported as
Vans RV7A
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Departed
Winton QLD
Destination
Bowen QLD