Piper PA-31-350 VHMZK
1 June 2000 · Whyalla, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 1 June 2000 at about 01:05 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered VHMZK, operated by Whyalla Airlines PTY. Ltd., was involved in an accident near Whyalla, Australia. 8 people were on board and 8 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whyalla, Australia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- VHMZK
- Operator
- Whyalla Airlines PTY. Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- FTW00RA187
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Patton Aviatin Inc,. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Lumber City, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kiowa, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tanana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-31-325 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2000 | Boeing 737-400 | Brisbane, Australia | Qantas Airlines, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 4 Sep 2000 | Beechcraft KINGAIR 200 | Queensland, Australia | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 10 Apr 2001 | Aero Commander 500S | Thornton Peak, Australia | General Aviation Maintenance P | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Jan 2001 | Cessna 310R | Newman, Australia | Western Australian Police Force, Air Support Unit | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Jan 2001 | Boeing B-777-300 | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Unknown | - |
| 29 Apr 2001 | Cessna C-208 CARAVAN | Nagambie, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |