- Date
- July 12, 2016
- Place
- New Crown Station, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- VH-RXUCessna 150
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93619
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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 July 12, 2016 about 1130 local time, a Cessna 150G airplane, Australian registration VH-RXU, collided with terrain near New Crown Station, South Australia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a personal 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-RXU
- Reported as
- Cessna 150 (G)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown