# NTSB WPR19WA264: Mooney M20J, Coffs Harbour, Australia, September 20, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 20, 2019
- Place: Coffs Harbour, Australia
- Coordinates: -30.3575, 152.617492
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-30.3575&lon=152.6175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 100306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA264
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100306/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA264

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Australia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a MOONEY M20J airplane that occurred on September 20, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Australia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-DJU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: Marwillumbah
- Destination: Taree

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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