# NTSB WPR14WA191: Maule M-5-235C, Lismore Aerodrome, Australia, Australia, April 12, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 12, 2014, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Lismore Aerodrome, Australia, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14WA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89215/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14WA191

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 12, 2014, at 1230 universal coordinated time, a Maule M-5-235C, VH-HOG, struck a power line and subsequently impacted terrain near Lismore Aerodrome, Australia. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the pertinent civil regulation of the government of Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot received minor injuries and the passenger 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-HOG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE AIRCRAFT CORP M-5-235C (235C)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7322C
- Year built: 1980
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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