# NTSB WPR20WA107: Cessna 404, Lockhart River, Australia, March 11, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 11, 2020
- Place: Lockhart River, Australia
- Coordinates: -12.829999, 143.356948
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-12.8300&lon=143.3569&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20WA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101068/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA107

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: 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

The government of Australia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 404 airplane that occurred on March 11, 2020. 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-OZO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 404 (No Series)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 404-0653
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520-M 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TSIO-520-M 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Departed: Cairns
- Destination: Lockhart River

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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