# NTSB WPR12WA199: Ayres S2R, Moree, Australia, Australia, April 10, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 10, 2012, 23:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Moree, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -29.1, 149.53334 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-29.1000&lon=149.5333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- 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): 83592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12WA199
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83592/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12WA199

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 10, 2012, at 2300 universal coordinated time, an Ayres Turbo Thrush S-2R, VH-WDD, collided with the terrain near Moree, Australia, while conducting agricultural operations. The airplane was operated by Alexander Aviation PTY LTD under the pertinent civil regulations of Australia. The pilot was fatally injured. 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 www.atsb.gov.au

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-WDD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R (G10)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: G10-123
- Engines: Garrett TPE-331 turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Alexander Aviation PTY LTD
- Departed: YSGE, Saint George
- Destination: YMOR, Moree, Australia
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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