Piper PA-23-250 VH-WAC
1 October 2003 · Queensland, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 1 October 2003 at about 02:15 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered VH-WAC, operated by Gerald P. Mall, was involved in an accident near Queensland, Australia. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
- Coordinates
- -17.0000, 145.5000
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- VH-WAC
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Gerald P. Mall
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mareeha → Roma
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- LAX04WA006
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Buffalo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | John Francis Pereira | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-23-235 | Freeport, Bahamas | Richard C. Rhinehart | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Cordesville, South Carolina, United States | Gordon Larimore Gray III (president Air Mango Ltd) | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Northeast Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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