- Date
- February 5, 2011, 12:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place
- Bathurst Island, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- VH-XGXCessna 310R
- Defining event
- Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 78312
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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 February 5, 2011, at 1255 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 310R, VH-XGX, operated by a private individual, collided with terrain near Bathurst Island, Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. 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 www.atsb.gov.au
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-XGX
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R (R)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301R0058
- Engine
- Continental, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Private Individual
- Departed
- YBTI · Bathurst Island
- Destination
- YPDN · Darwin
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 11, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 43 KB in all.