# NTSB WPR18WA017: Cessna 210, Albany, Australia, October 24, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 24, 2017
- Place: Albany, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- 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): 96250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96250/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA017

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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 October 24, 2017, at 1115 local time, a Cessna 210B, VH-DBU, was destroyed when it impacted the ground following a collision with terrain near Albany, Western Australia. The airplane was operated under the pertinent regulations of the Australian Government. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Australian Government. 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 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 1-800-011-034 email: ATSBInternationalReporting@atsb.gov.au

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-DBU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- 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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