British Aerospace Jetstream 3200 incident near Adelaide, As, December 23, 2005
On December 23, 2005, a British Aerospace Jetstream 3200 was involved in an incident near Adelaide. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. 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
- December 23, 2005
- Place
- Adelaide, American Samoa
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace Jetstream 3200
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On December 23, 2005, a British Aerospace Jetstream 3200, registered in Australia as VH-OAE, experienced a loss of power from the right-hand engine, a Honeywell TPE331-12UHR-702H turbopropeller, during cruise flight near Adelaide, Australia. The pilots reported the right engine's torque indications began to fluctuate and the engine then shut down. The pilots made several unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine. The airplane then made an uneventful single-engine landing. The investigation of this incident is under the jusisdiction of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. This report is for information purposes only and contains information that was released by or obtained from the Government of Australia. Further information may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 15 Mort Street, Canberra City ACT2601 Post Office Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2806, Austrailia Telephone (02) 6274 6141
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: O'Connor Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: Adelaide
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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.