Cessna 310 VH-BWZ
6 November 2015 · Mildura, Australia, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 6 November 2015 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna 310 registered VH-BWZ was involved in an accident near Mildura, Australia, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mildura, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates
- -34.2292, 142.0856
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- VH-BWZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- WPR16WA026
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On November 6, 2015, at 1840 local time, a Cessna 310R, VH-BWZ, operating under the pertinent civil regulation of the Government of Australia, collided with terrain near Mildura, Australia, while on approach. The airplane was destroyed in the post-impact fire and the pilot, the sole occupant, was 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2015 | Cessna 310Q | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 1,745 records for this type
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