# NTSB WPR19WA040: Pilatus BN2A-20, Hobart, Australia, December 7, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 7, 2018, 09:29 local (09:29 UTC)
- Place: Hobart, Australia
- Coordinates: -43.185554, 146.366668
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-43.1856&lon=146.3667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- 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): 98756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98756/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA040

## Factual narrative

On December 7, 2018, at 0929 Universal Time Coordinated, a Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd, BN2A-20, VH-OBL was destroyed when it collided with terrain near the Hobart Aerodrome, Hobart, Australia. The pilot, who was the sole occupant was fatally 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: Mr. Peta Nisbet Senior Transport Safety Investigator Australian Transport Safety Bureau 60 Northborne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2601 P +61 2 6274 7004 M 0434 664 144 F +61 2 6274 6432

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-OBL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS BN2A-20
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2035
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 reciprocating; Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: unknown
- Registered owner: unknown
- Departed: Cambridge
- Destination: Melaleuca

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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