# NTSB WPR18WA024: Cessna 210L, Darwin Aerodrome, Australia, October 23, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 23, 2017
- Place: Darwin Aerodrome, Australia
- Coordinates: -12.435, 131.025833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-12.4350&lon=131.0258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA024
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96240/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA024

## Factual narrative

On October 23, 2017, at 1332 local time, a Cessna 210L, VH-HWY, collided with terrain near Darwin Aerodrome, Australia. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. The two occupants were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. 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) 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Tel: +612 6274 7439 www.atsb.gov.au

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-HWY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY 210L (L)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21060263
- Engines: TELEDYNE-CONTINENTAL MOTORS IO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Longstar Holdings Pty Ltd
- Registered owner: Broken Hill Veterinary Clinic Pty Ltd

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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