# NTSB WPR10WA460: Cessna 188, Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia, September 14, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 14, 2010, 07:45 local (07:45 UTC)
- Place: Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -28.816667, 115.01667 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-28.8167&lon=115.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- 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): 77335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10WA460
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77335/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77335
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10WA460

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18803279T
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77335. 39 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 39 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338206&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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