# NTSB WPR18WA240: Cessna 206, Southport, Australia, March 4, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 4, 2018
- Place: Southport, Australia
- Coordinates: -27.916666, 153.372222
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-27.9167&lon=153.3722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA240
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98145/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA240

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 4, 2018, about 1040 local time, a Cessna U206G airplane, VH-LHQ, was substantially damaged when it impacted water during takeoff near Southport, Queensland, Australia. The pilot and two passengers were not 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-LHQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20603773
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Departed: Southport
- Destination: South Stradbrok

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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