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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 208B · Lizard Island, Australia · January 7, 2024

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 7, 2024, 21:07 local (21:07 UTC)
Place
Lizard Island, Australia
Injuries
1 serious, 9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-NWJCessna 208B
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193623

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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.

Loss of engine power (partial)Enroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 1,858 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
VH-NWJ
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Departed
YLZI · Lizard Island
Destination
YBCS · Cairns Aerodrome