Cessna 172N VH-UFN

Summary

On 21 June 2010 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered VH-UFN was involved in an accident near Broken Hill, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 June 2010 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Broken Hill, Australia

Nearest airport

Broken Hill

Coordinates

-32.9833, 141.2833

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

VH-UFN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woolcunda Home. → Woolcunda Home.

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR10WA309

1 person died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 21, 2010, about 0145 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172N, VH-UFN, registered to a private owner, collided with water during an unknown flight phase near Broken Hill, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The airplane was reported missing and was subsequently located submerged in water. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight departed from Woolcunda Homestead, NSW, at an unknown time. 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: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Level 2 West, 62 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, Australia 2601 PO Box 967, Civic Square, Canberra ACT, Australia 2608 Phone: +(61) 2 6257-4150 Fax: +(61) 2 6274-6434 www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.