Believer CASA-16XFFM accident near Thorpdale, Au, June 29, 2022
On June 29, 2022, a Believer CASA-16XFFM, registered UNREG, was destroyed in an accident near Thorpdale. It was flown under small-drone rules (Part 107). No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 29, 2022
- Place
- Thorpdale, Australia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Believer CASA-16XFFM
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · small-drone rules (Part 107)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Electrical system malf/failure defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.