Cessna 172-S VH-PFT

Summary

On 29 December 2014 at about 17:47 local time, a Cessna 172-S registered VH-PFT was involved in an accident near Port Arthur, Australia, Australia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 2014 at 17:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Arthur, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

-43.1592, 147.8489

Aircraft

Cessna 172-S

Registration

VH-PFT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR15WA075

2 people 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 December 29, 2014, at 1747 local, a Cessna 172S, VH-PFT, collided with water near Port Arthur, Australia during an aerial photography flight. The airplane was operating under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. 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) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.