Aviation Crash Map

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.

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