- Date
- October 18, 2010, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Durham Downs, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- VH-VSKCessna 172
- Defining event
- Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 77630
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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 October 18, 2010, at 1230 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172S, VH-VSK, collided with the terrain near Durham Downs, Australia. The airplane was operated by S. Kidman & Co LTD. The pilot and passenger were killed and the airplane was 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-VSK
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 (S)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172S8648
- Engine
- Lycoming, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- S. Kidman & Co LTD
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 28, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 39 KB in all.