# NTSB WPR10WA108: Cessna A188, Kojonup, Australia, Australia, November 17, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 17, 2009, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Kojonup, Australia, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10WA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75259/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10WA108

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75259. 11 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324027&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=DMS%20Docket%20Item-Master.PDF

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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