ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 2000 |
| Time: | 10:27 CSuT |
| Type: |  Cessna P206C Super Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-EIM |
| MSN: | P206-0476 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea, 33 NM S of Victor Habour, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grovedale, Victoria (YGRD) |
| Ceduna, South Australia (CED/YCDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Cessna 206, with one passenger, was tracking from Grovedale, Victoria to Ceduna, South Australia, via Naracoorte and Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
At 10:20 CSuT, the pilot advised air traffic control that the aircraft engine had failed and he would have to ditch the aircraft in the ocean. The controller asked the pilot to switch on the transponder and press the `ident' button. He subsequently identified the aircraft at about 33 NM south of Victor Harbor, SA at an altitude of 7,500 feet. The controller estimated that the aircraft was descending at about 1,000 feet per minute. Radar contact ceased at 1027 as the aircraft was descending through 1,400 feet.
After the first transmission from the pilot, the controller asked the crew of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft to divert to the area to assist with search and rescue. The RAAF aircraft located the passenger in the ocean and remained in the area until a helicopter arrived and winched him aboard. The pilot was not found. The Cessna 206 was not carrying a life raft, nor was it required to.
The passenger later said that the aircraft engine was operating normally until it suddenly made a loud grinding sound and the propeller stopped rotating. The cockpit then filled with smoke. The pilot tried unsuccessfully to restart the engine. The passenger fitted life jackets to himself and the pilot
On contact with the water the aircraft overturned and rapidly filled with water. The passenger was unable to sight the pilot so he made his way to the surface and inflated his life jacket. Examination of the aircraft was not possible as it sank without trace.
Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2000/aair/aair200000778.aspx
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-EIM(2).html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jun-2013 13:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2014 02:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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