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Accidents · NTSB GAA26WA280 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Raytheon B200 incident near Darwin, Outside the U.S., August 7, 2026

On August 7, 2026 at about 7:30 am local time, a Raytheon B200, registered VHZCI, was involved in an incident near Darwin, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. No one was hurt.

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
August 7, 2026 · about 7:30 am local time
Place
Darwin, Australia
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Raytheon B200
Registration
VHZCI · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · rules the NTSB did not record

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event

The aircraft

  • 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.

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.