Cessna 208 VH-WTY accident near Rottnest Island, Australia, January 7, 2025
Cessna 208, registration VH-WTY, operated by Air Whitsunday Seaplanes, was involved in an accident near Rottnest Island, Australia on January 7, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 6 people on board. Case GAA25WA052 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 27 minutes of the flight after departing the Perth/Jandakot Arpt area (YPJT), reaching a maximum of 1,125 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:13 UTC, on the ground, about 12 km from Perth Intl (YPPH).
The nearest weather report, from YPPH (12 km away), showed wind 350° at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Textron Aviation 208 registered in Australia (Mode S 7C7224).
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
- January 7, 2025
- Location
- Rottnest Island, Australia
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208
- Registration
- VH-WTY
- Operator
- Air Whitsunday Seaplanes
- Injuries
- Fatal (6 on board)
- NTSB case
- GAA25WA052 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Perth/Jandakot Arpt (YPJT)
- Nearest airport
- Perth Intl (YPPH)
- Recorded flight
- 27 min, max 1,125 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:13 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 GAA25WA052; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.