# NTSB WPR11WA020: Cessna 172, Durham Downs, Australia, Australia, October 18, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 18, 2010, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Durham Downs, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -25.083333, 141.916671 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-25.0833&lon=141.9167&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: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77630/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77630
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA020

## 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S8648
- Engines: LYCOMING reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: S. Kidman & Co LTD

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 28, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77630. 39 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 39 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338623&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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