# NTSB LAX07WA239: Rockwell 500S, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, August 1, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 31, 2007, 19:59 local (Aug 1, 2007, 00:59 UTC)
- Place: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Coordinates: -37.3563888888889, 145.098611111111
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-37.3564&lon=145.0986&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07WA239
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66400/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07WA239

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-YJB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Rockwell 500S
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3299
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: not reported
- Departed: YMEN, Melbourne
- Destination: Shepparton

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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