# NTSB WPR20WA251: De Havilland DHC8, Eaton, Australia, December 3, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 3, 2019
- Place: Eaton, Australia
- Coordinates: -12.414722, 130.876663
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-12.4147&lon=130.8767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20WA251
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101733/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA251

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Australia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a De Havilland DHC8 airplane that occurred on December 03, 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-ZZA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: De Havilland DHC8 (202)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 419
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Surveillance Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Registered owner: Surveillance Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Departed: Darwin
- Destination: Darwin

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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