Piper PA30 VH-KDS
28 March 2010 · Northam, Australia, Australia · Fatal
Summary
On 28 March 2010 at about 09:00 local time, a Piper PA30 registered VH-KDS, operated by Ronald Camp, was involved in an accident near Northam, Australia, Australia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northam, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates
- -31.9000, 116.4000
- Aircraft
- Piper PA30
- Registration
- VH-KDS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Ronald Camp
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Perth/Jandakot → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- WPR10WA185
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On March 28, 2010, at 0900 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-30, VH-KDS, registered to a private owner, collided with terrain near Northam, Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were killed. The flight departed Perth/Jandakot, Australia, at an unknown time. 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) Level 2 West, 62 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, Australian 2601 PO Box 967, Civic Square ACT, Australia 2608 Phone: +61-2-6274 7685 Fax: +61-2-6274 6207 www.atsb.gov.au
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 24 Nov 2012 | Piper PA30 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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