Date & Time:
Mar 19, 2026 at 1117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 441 Conquest
Operator:
Registration:
VH-LBZ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Broome - Mungalalu-Truscott AFB
MSN:
441-0038
YOM:
1978
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 10 at Broome Airport, the twin engine airplane lost height and crashed in a mangrove. All seven occupants were injured and quickly rescued. The airplane was en route to the Mungalalu-Truscott AFB located in the Anjo Peninsula.
