Swearingen SA227 VH-WAJ accident near Perth Airport, Australia, August 12, 2024
Swearingen SA227, registration VH-WAJ, operated by Skippers Aviation, was involved in an incident near Perth Airport, Australia on August 12, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA280 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 71 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 43,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:59 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Perth Intl (YPPH).
The nearest weather report, from YPPH (1 km away), showed wind 290° at 15 knots gusting 27, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,300 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Swearingen Metro 23 registered in Australia (Mode S 7C6F69).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 12, 2024
- Location
- Perth Airport, Australia
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA227
- Registration
- VH-WAJ
- Operator
- Skippers Aviation
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA280 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Perth Intl (YPPH)
- Recorded flight
- 71 min, max 43,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:59 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA24WA280; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.