# NTSB WPR10WA309: Cessna 172N, Broken Hill, Australia, June 21, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: June 21, 2010, 01:45 local (01:45 UTC)
- Place: Broken Hill, Australia
- Coordinates: -32.983333, 141.28334 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-32.9833&lon=141.2833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: 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
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10WA309
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76425/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10WA309

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: 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 June 21, 2010, about 0145 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172N, VH-UFN, registered to a private owner, collided with water during an unknown flight phase near Broken Hill, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The airplane was reported missing and was subsequently located submerged in water. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight departed from Woolcunda Homestead, NSW, at an unknown time. 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) Level 2 West, 62 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, Australia 2601 PO Box 967, Civic Square, Canberra ACT, Australia 2608 Phone: +(61) 2 6257-4150 Fax: +(61) 2 6274-6434 www.atsb.gov.au

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-UFN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17270963
- Engines: Textron Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Robert Seekamp
- Departed: Woolcunda Home.
- Destination: Woolcunda Home.
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Broken Hill

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76425. 40 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332045&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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