- Date
- September 11, 2016
- Place
- Parafield Aerodrome, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- VH-MKGCessna 172RG
- Defining event
- Standing-engine(s) start-up: AC/prop/rotor contact w person
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94017
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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 September 11, 2016, at 1606 local time, Cessna 172RG, VH-MKG, while hand-starting the engine at Parafield Aerodrome, Australia, the pilot was fatally injured and the damage to the airplane is unknown. The flight was 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-MKG
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0795
- Engine
- Textron Lycoming O-360, reciprocating