- Date
- October 18, 2013
- Place
- Wave Rock, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- VH-JAYAyres S2R
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88307
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On October 18, 2013 about 1500 local time, an Ayres S2R airplane, Australian registration VH-JAY, collided with terrain near Wave Rock, Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as an agricultural flight under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. 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-JAY
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2264R
- Damage
- Destroyed