- Date
- December 29, 2014
- Place
- Port Arthur, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- VH-PFTCessna 172 - S
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 90563
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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 December 29, 2014, at 1747 local, a Cessna 172S, VH-PFT, collided with water near Port Arthur, Australia during an aerial photography flight. The airplane was operating under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were 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-PFT
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 - S (S)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172S10759
- Engine
- Textron Lycoming IO-360-L2A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 28, 2016, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 3.4 MB in all.