GAA24WA034

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421C · Sunshine Coast, Australia · November 10, 2023

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
November 10, 2023
Place
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Injuries
3 fatal
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
VH-VPYCessna 421C
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193386

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

On this page

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.

Aircraft

Registration
VH-VPY
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Category
Airplane
Serial number
421C0688
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Departed
YBSU · Sunshine Coast Aerodrome
Destination
Lord Howe Island