Summary
On 31 October 2018, an Aeropro 3K, registration 24-7502, collided with terrain 65 km north of Wentworth in NSW. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured.
Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) commenced an investigation of this accident and requested technical assistance from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to download the flight data from a Dynon data logging unit.
To protect the information supplied by RAAus to the ATSB and the ATSB's investigative work to assist RAAus, the ATSB has initiated an investigation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
Any enquiries relating to the accident investigations should be directed to RAAus at: www.raa.asn.au.
Updated: 26 March 2019
The ATSB has completed its work attempting to download the recorded data from the Dynon SkyView SV‑D1000 unit supplied by RAAus. A report detailing the work undertaken by the ATSB was provided to RAAus on 15 March 2019.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | AE-2018-072 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 31/10/2018 |
| Location | 65 km north of Wentworth |
| State | New South Wales |
| Report release date | 26/03/2019 |
| Report status | Final |
| Investigation level | Short |
| Investigation type | External Investigation |
| Investigation phase | Final report: Dissemination |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Collision with terrain |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| Highest injury level | Fatal |
Aircraft details
| Model | Aeropro 3K 100 hp |
|---|---|
| Registration | 24-7502 |
| Serial number | 32310 |
| Sector | Sport and recreational |
| Operation type | Private |
| Damage | Substantial |