Cessna U206 VH-UYB
2 January 2006 · Brisbane, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 2 January 2006 at about 00:56 local time, a Cessna U206 registered VH-UYB, operated by Brian Scoffel, was involved in an accident near Brisbane, Australia. 7 people were on board and 5 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Coordinates
- -28.0000, 152.0000
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- VH-UYB
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Brian Scoffel
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brisbane → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- LAX06WA077
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2006 | Cessna U206 | Chiguao, Venezuela | Rutaca | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 2007 | Cessna U206-C | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2007 | Cessna U206 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Vernon Kingsford | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2005 | Cessna U206 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Jeremy S. Davis | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Cessna U206 | Ciudad Real, Spain | Private Individual | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 2009 | Cessna U206 | Nairobi, Kenya | African Inland Mission | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2006 | Boeing 717-200 | Paraburdoo, Australia | National Jet | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2006 | Brantly B-2B | Googlong, NSW, Australia | Robert Corben Pty. Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2006 | Boeing B75N1 | Canyonleigh, NSW, Australia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2006 | Boeing 777 | Brisbane, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 5 Feb 2006 | Cessna 208 CARAVAN | Strahan, Tasmania, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 1 Nov 2006 | Cessna 207 | Townsville, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |