Beech B200 VH-XDV accident near Williamtown, Australia, May 13, 2024
Beech B200, registration VH-XDV, operated by Eastern Air Link, was involved in an accident near Williamtown, Australia on May 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case GAA24WA211 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight after departing the Williamtown/New Castle Arpt area (YWLM), reaching a maximum of 800 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:58 UTC, at 800 ft and 169 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 9 km from Williamtown/New Castle Arpt (YWLM).
The nearest weather report, from YWLM (9 km away), showed wind 240° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,300 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech King Air B200 registered in Australia (Mode S 7C74F1).
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
- May 13, 2024
- Location
- Williamtown, Australia
- Aircraft
- Beech B200
- Registration
- VH-XDV
- Operator
- Eastern Air Link
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- GAA24WA211 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Williamtown/New Castle Arpt (YWLM)
- Nearest airport
- Williamtown/New Castle Arpt (YWLM)
- Recorded flight
- 9 min, max 800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:58 UTC, 800 ft, 169 kt
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Sources: NTSB case GAA24WA211; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.