Piper PA-31-350 VH-OAO
8 July 2005 · Mount Hotham, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 8 July 2005 at about 07:26 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered VH-OAO, operated by Russell James Lee, was involved in an accident near Mount Hotham, Australia. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Hotham, Australia
- Coordinates
- -37.0333, 147.3333
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- VH-OAO
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Russell James Lee
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Essendon → Mount Hotham
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- NTSB number
- LAX05WA228
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Piper PA-31-310 | Crooked Island, Bahamas | Livingston S. Cleare | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2005 | Piper PA-31-310 | Manokotak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Pt. Augusta, Australia | Air Norht Airlines of South Australia | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Twin Town Leasing Co Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2005 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ballidu, Australia | Dunn's Aviation PTY LTD | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Dec 2005 | British JETSTREAM 3200 | Adelaide, Australia | O'Connor Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2005 | Boeing 737-7Q8 | Melbourne, Australia | Virgin Blue Pty Ltd | Unknown | - |
| 24 Apr 2005 | Cessna A150L | Healesville, Australia | Royal Victorian Aero Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Cessna 310R | Tamworth, Australia | Country Capital Flight Centre | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Air Tractor AT802A | Wynella Station, Australia | Aussie Aerial Services | Fatal | 1 |