De Havilland DHC2 VH-NOO

Summary

On 31 December 2017 at about 15:15 local time, a De Havilland DHC2 registered VH-NOO was involved in an accident near Cottage Point, Australia. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 December 2017 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Point, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC2

Registration

VH-NOO

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR18WA060

6 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 31, 2017, at 1515 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2, VH-NOO, collided with water during takeoff initial climb near Cottage Point, Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The flight was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the Government of Australia.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.