Piper PA31-350 VH-OPC

Summary

On 7 November 2008 at about 09:30 local time, a Piper PA31-350 registered VH-OPC, operated by Timoth O'Brien, was involved in an accident near Bathurst, Australia, Australia. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 2008 at 09:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bathurst, Australia, Australia

Nearest airport

Bathurst (NSW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA31-350

Registration

VH-OPC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Timoth O'Brien

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR09WA042

4 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 7, 2008, approximately 0930 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-31-350, Australian registration VH-OPC, shortly after take-off, collided with terrain about three nautical miles north of the Bathurst Airport, New South Wales, Australia. The pilot and three passengers were killed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Australian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau P.O. Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2608 15 Mort St., Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory Telephone: +61 2 6274 6471 Fax: +61 2 6274 6434 Internet: www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.