# NTSB WPR16WA026: Cessna 310, Mildura, Australia, Australia, November 6, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 6, 2015
- Place: Mildura, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -34.229167, 142.085556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.2292&lon=142.0856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 92307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16WA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92307/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA026

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 6, 2015, at 1840 local time, a Cessna 310R, VH-BWZ, operating under the pertinent civil regulation of the Government of Australia, collided with terrain near Mildura, Australia, while on approach. The airplane was destroyed in the post-impact fire and 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-BWZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310 (R)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310R1611
- Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors IO-520 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground

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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