- Date
- March 2, 2014
- Place
- Gatton Airpark, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- VH-ZMHAmateur Built VAN'S RV-6
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88865
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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 March 2, 2014, at 0747 local time, a Van's RV-6, VH-ZMH, collided with an embankment and was destroyed by a postimpact fire near Gatton Airpark, Australia. The flight was operated by the pilot under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. The pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured. 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-ZMH
- Reported as
- Amateur Built VAN'S RV-6 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- RV-60015
- Built
- 2003
- Engine
- Textron Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 27 KB in all.