GAA26WA086

NTSB accident investigation · Vans RV-8A · Norwell, Australia · January 26, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 27, 2026, 05:55 local (Jan 26, 2026, 19:55 UTC)
Place
Norwell, Australia
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-MKXVans RV-8A
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202352

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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-MKX
Reported as
Vans RV-8A
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Unkonwn
Registered owner
Unkonwn