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Date:
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Time:
c. 11:40 LT
Type of Aircraft:
Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/Operator:
Air Frontier Pty Ltd
Registration:
VH-AKH
MSN:
TH-972
Year of Manufacture:
1978
Engine Model:
Teledyne-continental IO-520-C
Fatalities:
Not specified / Occupants: 1
Other Fatalities:
0
Aircraft Damage:
Unknown
Category:
Accident
Location:
Sea off Angurugu, Gulf of Carpentaria, NT – Australia
Phase:
En route
Nature:
Ferry/positioning
Departure Airport:
Gove-Nhulunbuy Airport, NT (GOV/YPGV)
Destination Airport:
Numbulwar Airport, NT (NUB/YNUM)
Investigating Agency:
Not specified
Confidence Rating:
Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Circumstances:
The ASN record states that the Beechcraft 58 Baron, registration VH-AKH, crashed under unknown circumstances into the sea off Angurugu in the Gulf of Carpentaria while on a ferry/positioning flight from Gove-Nhulunbuy Airport to Numbulwar Airport. Search operations were in progress. Air Frontier subsequently grounded its Beechcraft Baron fleet as a precautionary measure. Fatality information was not specified in the record.
Carter Capner Law monitors accidents involving light aircraft, helicopters, charter flights, balloons, commuter aircraft and airlines throughout Australia and overseas to spotlight safety issues of concern to our clients and to demonstrate those situations in which they may have a right to an insurance or compensation recovery. We act for pilots, passengers, operators, aircraft owners and aviation employees worldwide. Call today on 1300 529 529 or click here to reach Carter Capner Law. Click on Client Showcase to view our history of aircraft accident compensation claims.