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NTSB accident investigation · Aero Commander 500-S · Bathurst, Australia · March 8, 2024

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 8, 2024, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
Place
Bathurst, Australia
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
VH-MEHAero Commander 500-S
Defining event
Takeoff: Fuel exhaustion
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193962

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
VH-MEH
Reported as
Aero Commander 500-S
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
YBTH