- Date
- September 14, 2010, 07:45 local (07:45 UTC)
- Place
- Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- VH-KZFCessna 188
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 77335
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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 September 14, 2010, at 0745 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 188 Agwagon, VH-KZF, collided with terrain during takeoff for an aerial application flight near Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia. The airplane was operated by Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD. The pilot was killed and the airplane substantially damaged. 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-KZF
- Reported as
- Cessna 188 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803279T
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD
- Registered owner
- Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 39 KB in all.