Piper PA28 VH-PXD

Summary

On 29 January 2016 at about 11:55 local time, a Piper PA28 registered VH-PXD was involved in an accident near Barwon Heads, Australia, Australia. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 January 2016 at 11:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Barwon Heads, Australia, Australia

Coordinates

-38.3114, 144.5725

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

VH-PXD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR16WA062

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 January 29, 2016, at 1155 local time, a Piper PA 28-235, VH-PXD, was ditched in the waters near Barwon Heads, Australia. The airplane was operated by a private individual under the pertinent regulations of the Government of Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.