Aircraft Incident/Accident Report


Jabiru American Samoa
Monday, February 11, 2008 7:12

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NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On February 11, 2008, about 0712 local time, a Beech 1900, Australia registry VH-VAZ, experienced a loss of power in one engine and returned to the departure airport at Jabiru, NT, Australia, for landing. The two flight crewmembers and passengers were not injured. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was originating at the time of the mishap and was destined for Darwin, Australia. The investigation is under the control and jurisdiction of the government of Australia. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau PO Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2608 15 Mort St., Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory Telephone: +61 2 6274 6440 Fax: +61 2 6247 3117 Internet: www.atsb.gov.au
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
Type of EventIncident 
Event Date2/11/2008 
Event Day of the WeekMonday 
Time of Event712 
Event Time Zone-- 
Event CityJabiru 
Event State-- 
Event CountryAMERICAN SAMOA 
Zipcode of the event site-- 
Event Date Year2008 
Event Date Month
MidAir Collision IndicatorNo 
On Ground Collision occurred ?No 
Event Location Latitude123900S 
Event Location Longitude1325300E 
Event Location Airport-- 
Event Location Nearest Airport ID-- 
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport-- 
Distance from airport in statute miles-- 
Degrees magnetic from airport-- 
Airport Elevation-- 
Weather Briefing Completeness-- 
Investigator's weather sourcePilot 
Time of the weather observation 
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees)-- 
Weather Observation Facility ID-- 
Elevation of weather observation facility-- 
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?)-- 
Time Zone of the weather observation-- 
Lighting Conditions-- 
Lowest Ceiling Height-- 
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height-- 
Sky/Lowest/Cloud ConditionsClear 
Sky Condition for Lowest CeilingNone 
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet)-- 
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles)-- 
Visibility (Statute Miles) -- 
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius)-- 
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit)-- 
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic)-- 
Variable Wind Indicator-- 
Wind Speed (knots)-- 
Wind Velocity Indicator -- 
Wind Gust Indicator-- 
Wind Gust (knots) -- 
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) -- 
Density Altitude (feet)-- 
Intensity of Precipitation-- 
METAR weather report -- 
Event Highest InjuryNone 
On Ground, Fatal Injuries-- 
On Ground, Minor Injuries-- 
On Ground, Serious Injuries-- 
Injury Total Fatal-- 
Injury Total Minor-- 
Injury Total None
Injury Total Serious-- 
Injury Total All-- 
Investigating AgencyForeign 
NTSB Docket Number (internal use)-- 
NTSB Notification SourceATSB  
NTSB Notification DateFeb 12 2008 12:00AM 
NTSB Notification Time-- 
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information-- 
Date of most recent change to recordMay 9 2008 6:13PM 
User who most recently changed recordCOOS  
Basic weather conditionsVisual Meteorological Cond 
FAA District Office-- 
Aircraft Involved
Aircraft #1
Aircraft Registration NumberVH-VAZ 
NTSB NumberLAX08WA104 
Missing Aircraft Indicator-- 
Federal Aviation Reg. PartNon-U.S., Commercial 
Type of Flight Plan filedIFR 
Flight plan Was Activated?Yes 
DamageNone 
Aircraft Fire-- 
Aircraft Explosion-- 
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full NameBeech 
Aircraft Model1900D 
Aircraft Series Identifier-- 
Aircraft Serial Number-- 
Certified Max Gross Weight-- 
Aircraft CategoryAirplane 
Aircraft Registration Class-- 
Aircraft is a homebuilt?No 
Flight Crew Seats-- 
Cabin Crew Seats-- 
Passenger Seats-- 
Total number of seats on the aircraft-- 
Number of Engines-- 
Fixed gear or retractable gearFixed 
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection-- 
Date of Last Inspection-- 
Airframe hours since last inspection-- 
Airframe Hours-- 
ELT Installed-- 
ELT Activated-- 
ELT Aided Location of Event Site-- 
ELT Type-- 
Aircraft Owner Name-- 
Aircraft Owner Street Address-- 
Aircraft Owner City-- 
Aircraft Owner State-- 
Aircraft Owner Country-- 
Aircraft Owner Zipcode-- 
Operator is an individual?-- 
Operator NameVincent Aviation, PTY LTD 
Operator Same as Owner?-- 
Operator Is Doing Business As-- 
Operator Address Same as Owner?-- 
Operator Street AddressPO Box 37270 
Operator CityWinnellie, NT 
Operator State-- 
Operator CountryAS  
Operator Zip code-- 
Operator Code-- 
Owner has at least one certificate-- 
Other Operator of large aircraft?-- 
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation-- 
Operator Certificate Number-- 
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or notNon-scheduled 
Indicates Domestic or International FlightDomestic 
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/MailPassenger Only 
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary)-- 
Second Pilot on Board-- 
Departure Point Same as EventYes 
Departure Airport CodeYJAB 
Departure CityJabiru 
Departure State-- 
Departure CountryAS  
Departure Time712 
Departure Time ZoneCST 
Destination Same as Local Flt-- 
Destination Airport CodeYPDN 
Destination CityDarwin 
Destination State-- 
Destination CountryAS  
Specific Phase of FlightTakeoff - initial climb 
Report sent to ICAO?-- 
Evacuation occurred-- 
Date of most recent change to recordMay 9 2008 6:13PM 
User who most recently changed recordCOOS  
Since inspection or accident-- 
Event Location Runway Number and Location-- 
Runway Length-- 
Runway Width-- 
Sight Seeing flightNo 
Air Medical FlightNo 
Medical Flight--