- Date
- November 17, 2009, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kojonup, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- VH-ZRRCessna A188
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 75259
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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.
Factual narrative
On November 17, 2009, at 1200 coordinated universal time, a Cessna A188B, Australian registry VH-ZRR, registered to and operated by South West Aerial Services, collided with the terrain while maneuvering during an aerial application flight near Kojonup, Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was killed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-ZRR
- Reported as
- Cessna A188 (B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802103T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- South West Aerial Services Pty Ltd
- Registered owner
- South West Aerial Services Pty Ltd
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.